INCONSPICUOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inconspicuous mean? 

• INCONSPICUOUS (adjective)
  The adjective INCONSPICUOUS has 1 sense:

1. not prominent or readily noticeable

  Familiarity information: INCONSPICUOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCONSPICUOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not prominent or readily noticeable

Synonyms:

inconspicuous; invisible

Context example:

the invisible man

Similar:

obscure; unnoticeable (not drawing attention)

Attribute:

conspicuousness (high visibility)

Antonym:

conspicuous (obvious to the eye or mind)

Derivation:

inconspicuousness (the quality of being not easily seen)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by the presence of uniform polygonal cells with small or moderate amount of cytoplasm and inconspicuous nucleoli.

(Lung Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

This allows octopuses to appear inconspicuous whatever their environment and change their skin tone to match their surroundings.

(Octopuses can dream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Nuclei round, uniform, approximately 10 microns; nucleoli inconspicuous or absent

(Fuhrman Grade 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes.

(Neutrophil, NCI Thesaurus)

Cell nuclei are elongated, crowded, appear stratified and basally located with regular nuclear membranes, fine chromatin, and inconspicuous nucleoli.

(Low Grade Flat Tubular Dysplasia of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

It is characterized by an abundant pale cytoplasm, indented nuclei with inconspicuous nucleoli, and open chromatin.

(Monocytoid B-Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)