Conspicuousnesses

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being easily seen, noticed, or attracting attention; the characteristic of standing out clearly from the surrounding environment or context in multiple instances; instances or examples of marked visibility or prominence
2. The condition of something drawing obvious attention due to its distinctiveness or clarity; the property of being highly noticeable among several objects or occurrences; various cases where prominence or distinct visibility is evident
3. The attribute of noticeable distinctness making something readily observable; repeated manifestations of being strikingly apparent or distinguishable in a group; numerous examples or moments when visibility is clearly enhanced or emphasized

Etymology: "Conspicuousnesses" is simply the plural of "conspicuousness," the noun formed from the adjective "conspicuous" plus the English suffix "-ness," which turns an adjective into a noun for a quality. The adjective comes from Latin "conspicuus," meaning "visible, easily seen," built from "conspicere," "to look at, observe" (from "con-," "together, thoroughly," plus "specere," "to look"). English borrowed "conspicuous" in the early 1600s, and it kept the sense of being plainly visible, which is the root of the noun's meaning. The noun itself is a later English formation, attested from the 17th century onward, and English speakers mostly use it in the singular to name a quality. The plural form, which names several separate instances of that quality, is rare and appears mainly in careful or technical writing where each case of prominence is being counted or compared.

Synonyms: visibility, prominence, noticeability, obviousness, salience

Antonyms: invisibility, obscurity, hiddenness, unnoticeability, insignificance