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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

“a king's accession to a confederacy”

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conspicuity

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kən-spik-yoo-i-tee/

The quality of being easily seen or noticed; obvious visibility or prominence.

In a Sentence

“The bright orange sign increased the building's conspicuity for passing drivers.”

Origin

Late 16th century from Latin conspicuus ‘visible, noticeable’, from con‑ ‘together’ + specere ‘to look’.

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Synonyms

visibilityprominencenoticeabilitydistinctnessrecognizabilitysalience

Antonyms

obscurityinvisibilityinconspicuousnesshiddennessanonymity

Related Words

conspicuousconspicuouslyconspicuousnessconspicuatevisibilityprominencenoticeabilitysalience

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