Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conspicuous by one's absence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: con-spic-u-ous by one's ab-sence
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drawing attention by the fact of not being present at an expected place.

Example Sentences

"Occasionally at a bush dance, when the elderly folk were conspicuous by their absence, the M.C. would throw a jazz-garter on the floor, point at some lucky fellow, and shout, 'You have ten seconds to find its mate. A packet of cigarettes if you do'. The girls would squeal and giggle and start running; […]"

Questions

What does conspicuous by one's absence mean?: Drawing attention by the fact of not being present at an expected place.

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