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to be conspicuous by absence

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  • be conspicuous by absence — be conspicuous by (your) absence humorous if someone is conspicuous by their absence, people notice that they are not present in a place where they are expected to be. Helen was conspicuous by her absence at the meeting yesterday …   New idioms dictionary

  • Conspicuous Only in Its Absence — Studio album by The Great Society Released 1968 …   Wikipedia

  • conspicuous — 1540s, from L. conspicuus visible, open to view, striking, from conspicere to look at, observe, see, notice, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + specere (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)). Phrase conspicuous by its absence (1859) is said …   Etymology dictionary

  • conspicuous — The phrase conspicuous by its (or one s) absence is a cliché. See clichés …   Modern English usage

  • absence — noun 1 fact of not being present ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged ▪ brief, temporary ▪ frequent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • Conspicuous Only in its Absence — Infobox Album | Name = Conspicuous Only in Its Absence Type = Album Artist = The Great Society Released = 1968 Recorded = Genre = Psychedelic rock Length = Label = Columbia Records | Producer = Peter Abram Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5… …   Wikipedia

  • conspicuous — con|spic|u|ous [kənˈspıkjuəs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: conspicuus, from conspicere to get to see , from com ( COM ) + specere to look ] 1.) very easy to notice ≠ ↑inconspicuous ▪ The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • conspicuous — [[t]kənspɪ̱kjuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone or something is conspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily. The most conspicuous way in which the old politics is changing is in the growing use of referendums... You may feel tearful in… …   English dictionary

  • absence — ab|sence W2S3 [ˈæbsəns] n 1.) [U and C] when you are not in the place where people expect you to be, or the time that you are away in/during sb s absence ▪ Ms Leighton will be in charge during my absence (=while I am away) . absence from ▪ Her… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • absence — noun 1 (C, U) the fact that someone is not in the place where people expect them to be: in/during sb s absence (=while they are away): Ms Leighton will be in charge during my absence. 2 (U) the lack of something or the fact that it does not exist …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • conspicuous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ Its yellow skin makes it highly conspicuous …   Collocations dictionary

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