conspicuity
1
8.6
- noun
- /kənˈspɪk.ju.ɪ.ti/
- The conspicuity of the bright yellow signs helped drivers notice the construction zone ahead.
Examples
-
To improve the conspicuity of her outfit, she chose a bright red dress for the party.
-
But this conspicuity of bare barkcloth only makes us more aware of the emulation of its value in paint on the upper left, and the gradual transition from the image of mat to a piece of actual barkcloth in the lower right corner, disguised in paint and identifiable only by its texture.
Academic text (2004) -
The conspicuity of the emergency vehicle made it easy for drivers to move aside quickly.
Synonyms
1
6.8
How easy something is to see or notice
Antonyms
How Noticeable
3
2.9
39
5.6
1
8.6
54
2.8
48
6.8
35
7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
conspicuity = conspicuous (transparent) = conspicuous + ity
Clear nominalization of the adjective 'conspicuous' with the productive suffix '-ity'; the noun meaning ('the quality of being easily seen') follows directly from the adjective.
Etymology
Conspicuity comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and specere 'to look', the same root you see in inspect and spectacle. So conspicuity is the quality of being easy to see or notice.