Inconspicuous


[in-kuh n-spik-yoo-uh s] /ˌɪn kənˈspɪk yu əs/

adjective
1.
not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
/ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəs/
adjective
1.
not easily noticed or seen; not prominent or striking
adj.

1620s, “invisible,” from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in- “not, opposite of, without” (see in- (1)) + Latin conspicuus (see conspicuous). Weakened sense of “not readily seen or noticed” first recorded 1828. Related: Inconspicuously; inconspicuousness.

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