Conspicuous vs Exceptional - What's the difference?
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Obvious or easy to notice.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=7 Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
* 1969 , Saul Bellow, Mr Sammler's Planet , Penguin Books Ltd, page 6:
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
Better than the average; superior due to rarity.
Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
Conspicuous is a related term of exceptional.
As adjectives the difference between conspicuous and exceptional
is that conspicuous is obvious or easy to notice while exceptional is forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.conspicuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=“No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”}}
- He was conspicuous by his absence.
- For his height he had a small face. The combination made him conspicuous .
- He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.
Antonyms
* inconspicuousExternal links
* * * * *exceptional
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- What an exceptional flower!
- The quality of the beer was exceptional.
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