conspicuous Copy link Outline 1. mănĭfestus (obvious to the eye or mind)2. conspĭcuus (often = notorious)3. conspĭciendus (i. e. attracting attention)4. conspectus (object of attention)5. insignis, e (esp. in poets) • conspicuous: 1. mănĭfestus (obvious to the eye or mind): the household gods c. in a flood of light, penates multo manifesti lumine, Virg.: v. plain, manifest. (Not used of celebrity.) 2. conspĭcuus (often = notorious): a standard c. in battles, signum in praeliis c., Phaedr.: his riches made him c. to the Romans, Romanis eum c. divitiae faciebant, Liv. 3. conspĭciendus (i. e. attracting attention): let him sit c. on a swift horse, insideat celeri c. equo, Ov. 4. conspectus (object of attention): most conspicuous was he himself, riding into the city in a chariot with a team of white horses, maxime c. ipse est curru equis albis juncto urbem invectus, Liv. Simly. to be c., with verb: to be c. fighting splendidly, conspici pugnantem egregie, Liv. 5. insignis, e (esp. in poets): he decorated him with a c. garment, in. eum veste adornavit, Liv.: c. in purple and gold, ostro in. et auro, Virg.: very c., praesignis, e: very c. bodily defects, pr. corporis pravitates, Cic. (rare). To these may be added illustris, clārus, nōtus, etc.: v. famous.