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Inconspicuous vs Hiding - What's the difference?

inconspicuous | hiding |

As an adjective inconspicuous

is not prominent nor easily noticeable.

As a verb hiding is

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As a noun hiding is

(uncountable) a state of concealment or hiding can be (colloquial|countable) a beating or spanking.

inconspicuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not prominent nor easily noticeable
  • * 2004 , , Let's Collect Rocks and Shells , Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9,
    • Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.

    Synonyms

    * invisible

    Antonyms

    * conspicuous

    Related terms

    * inconspicuousness

    See also

    * obscure * unnoticeable

    hiding

    English

    Etymology 1

    See (Etymology 1)

    Verb

    (head)
    • Derived terms
    * hiding place * in hiding

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A state of concealment.
  • (countable) A place of concealment.

    • Etymology 2

    See (Etymology 2)

    Noun

  • (colloquial, countable) A beating or spanking.