conspicuous
US /kənˈspɪkjuəs/
・UK /kənˈspɪkjuəs/
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adj.AdjectiveVery noticeable; clearly seen; obvious
His unique hairstyle made him conspicuous among the crowd
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Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- In open water, their skin colour adapts to the bright conditions by becoming paler, thereby making it less conspicuous.
In open water, their skin colour adapts to the bright conditions by becoming paler, thereby making it less conspicuous.
- thereby making it less conspicuous.
thereby making it less conspicuous.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- There were bunches of grapes made in the shopkeeper's benevolence to dangle from conspicuous hooks that people's mouths might water gratis as they passed.
There were bunches of grapes made in the shopkeeper's benevolence to dangle from conspicuous hooks that people's mouths might water gratis as they passed.
- benevolence to dangle from conspicuous hooks, that people’s mouths might water gratis as they passed;
benevolence to dangle from conspicuous hooks, that people’s mouths might water gratis as they passed;
How to Build A Strong Mind | STOIC PHILOSOPHY
- Remaining dry and sober takes a good deal more strength of will when everyone about you is puking drunk. It takes a more developed sense of fitness, on the other hand, not to make of oneself a person apart, to be neither indistinguishable from those about one nor conspicuous by one's difference. If you can avoid pleasure while everyone else around you is seeking it, while everyone around you is pressuring you to seek it, without making yourself stand out as an outsider or offending them, then you're probably capable of avoiding pleasure under any condition, especially those times when you don't have access to it. This test will help you face and overcome the fear of living without access to bodily pleasures, which happens often in times of crisis. The second test is the minimalist test.
Remaining dry and sober takes a good deal more strength of will when everyone about you is puking drunk. It takes a more developed sense of fitness, on the other hand, not to make of oneself a person apart, to be neither indistinguishable from those about one nor conspicuous by one's difference. If you can avoid pleasure while everyone else around you is seeking it, while everyone around you is pressuring you to seek it, without making yourself stand out as an outsider or offending them, then you're probably capable of avoiding pleasure under any condition, especially those times when you don't have access to it. This test will help you face and overcome the fear of living without access to bodily pleasures, which happens often in times of crisis. The second test is the minimalist test.
- To be neither indistinguishable from those about one, nor conspicuous by one's difference.
To be neither indistinguishable from those about one, nor conspicuous by one's difference.
Zeitgeist: Moving Beyond Money - Interview with Peter Joseph
- Equal in the ability to get the necessities of life, to get out of the materialism that we have that fuels this, this conspicuous consumption that's destroying the planet, these values will change.
Equal in the ability to get the necessities of life, to get out of the materialism that we have that fuels this, this conspicuous consumption that's destroying the planet, these values will change.
- this conspicuous consumption that's destroying the planet.
this conspicuous consumption that's destroying the planet.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
- There were bunches of grapes made, in the shopkeeper's benevolence, to dangle from conspicuous hooks that people's mouths might water gratis as they passed.
There were bunches of grapes made, in the shopkeeper's benevolence, to dangle from conspicuous hooks that people's mouths might water gratis as they passed.
- benevolence, to dangle from conspicuous hooks that people's mouths might
benevolence, to dangle from conspicuous hooks that people's mouths might
Helsinki Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
- Built with dark bricks, the cathedral is powerfully conspicuous as it rises from the surrounding white granite of the Katajanokka district.
Built with dark bricks, the cathedral is powerfully conspicuous as it rises from the surrounding white granite of the Katajanokka district.
- Built with dark bricks, the cathedral is powerfully conspicuous as it rises from the surrounding white granite of the Katajanokka District.
Built with dark bricks, the cathedral is powerfully conspicuous as it rises from the surrounding white granite of the Katajanokka District.
Why Millennials Love Gucci
- In the aftermath of the 2008 Recession, consumers were less interested in conspicuous consumption.
In the aftermath of the 2008 Recession, consumers were less interested in conspicuous consumption.
- DiNardo: So conspicuous consumption, as defined by Veblen almost 120 years ago, really is this idea of waste.
DiNardo: So conspicuous consumption, as defined by Veblen almost 120 years ago, really is this idea of waste.
An Intro to a Resource-Based Economy (Peter Joseph on TEDx) [deutsche Untertitel]
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- Now, I know for many it's very difficult to think about an access-based society rather than a property-based one, given the materialism we have been groomed into, which serves to support the conspicuous consumption that perpetuates the market system and, hence, the demand for labor and everything else.
Now, I know for many it's very difficult to think about an access-based society rather than a property-based one, given the materialism we have been groomed into, which serves to support the conspicuous consumption that perpetuates the market system and, hence, the demand for labor and everything else.
- which serves to support the conspicuous consumption that
which serves to support the conspicuous consumption that
Fast Food Employees Reveal Secrets About Fast Food
- Don't do the brown sodas, because then it doesn't look as conspicuous.
Don't do the brown sodas, because then it doesn't look as conspicuous.
- Don't do the brown sodas because that it doesn't look as conspicuous.
Don't do the brown sodas because that it doesn't look as conspicuous.
Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
- The successful pupil was so great and conspicuous for that day that on the spot every scholar's heart was fired with a fresh ambition that often lasted a couple of weeks.
The successful pupil was so great and conspicuous for that day that on the spot every scholar's heart was fired with a fresh ambition that often lasted a couple of weeks.
- successful pupil was so great and conspicuous for that day that on the spot
successful pupil was so great and conspicuous for that day that on the spot