Conspicuous \Con*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere
   to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to
   look. See {Spy}]
   1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen;
      plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.
      
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            It was a rock
            Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
            Conspicious far.                      --Milton.
      
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            Conspicious by her veil and hood,
            Signing the cross, the abbess stood.  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
      
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   2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly
      defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a
      conspicuous excellence, or fault.
      
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            A man who holds a conspicuous place in the
            political, ecclesiastical, and literary history of
            England.                              --Macaulay.

   Syn: Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent;
        celebrated. See {Distinguished}. -- {Con*spicu*ous*ly},
        adv. -- {Con*spicu*ous*ness}, n.
        
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