to be conspicuous for something

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• Conspicuous consumption — Jewellery and other luxury goods are used for conspicuous and/or invidious consumption Conspicuous consumption is spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying income or wealth. In the mind of a conspicuous consumer …   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 — con|spic|u|ous [ kən spıkjuəs ] adjective 1. ) very noticeable or easy to see, especially because of being unusual or different: She might have felt less conspicuous if there had been other women there too. ─ opposite INCONSPICUOUS 2. ) FORMAL… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• conspicuous — UK [kənˈspɪkjʊəs] / US [kənˈspɪkjuəs] adjective 1) very noticeable or easy to see, especially because of being unusual or different She might have felt less conspicuous if there had been other women there too. 2) formal very great: used for… …   English dictionary

• For all the world — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools — The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools bans wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public (i.e. government operated) primary and secondary schools. The law is an amendment to the French Code of… …   Wikipedia

• Responsibility for the Holocaust — Historians differ as to where the responsibility for the Holocaust lies. Intentionalist historians such as Lucy Dawidowicz argue that Hitler planned the extermination of the Jewish people from as early as 1918, and that he personally oversaw its… …   Wikipedia

• show someone/something up — 1 the sun showed up the shabbiness of the room: EXPOSE, reveal, make visible, make obvious, highlight. 2 (informal) they showed him up in front of his friends.: See humiliate. → show * * * make someone or something conspicuous or clearly visible …   Useful english dictionary

• KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …   Universalium