Conspicuous vs Uncommon - What's the difference?
conspicuous | uncommon | Related terms |
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:
Rare; not readily found; unusual.
Remarkable; exceptional.
Conspicuous is a related term of uncommon.
As adjectives the difference between conspicuous and uncommon
is that conspicuous is obvious or easy to notice while uncommon is rare; not readily found; unusual.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
* * * * *uncommon
English
Adjective
(er)- Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state
- The diamond was of uncommon size