conspicuity

[Formed as if from a Lat. conspicuitas, from conspicuus.] The quality of being conspicuous; conspicuousne , brightne . midnight may vie for conspicuity with noon." - Glanville: Scepsis. con-spic-u-ous, a . [Lat. conspicuus , from con spicio = to see clearly: con = cum = with, together, fully, and spicio =to see.] IMG:content-0701.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The quality or condition of being open or obvious to the sight. that twilight, which is requisite to their com spicuousne ."-Boyle: Proem; E ay. , œ = ē; ey = conspiracy 2. The quality of being attracting to the eye. "If we take the colors of the female goldfinch, bull. finch, or blackbird, as a standard of the degree of conspicuousne , which is not highly dangerous to the sitting female, "-Darwin: Descent of Man (1871), pt. ii., ch. xv., vol. ii., p. 169. II. Fig .: Eminence, fame, notoriety. ". and finding in themselves strong desires of conspicuousne , with small abilities to attain it,. -Boyle: Works, vol. ii., p. 303.