Helen was conspicuous by her absence at the meeting yesterday.
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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
