Inconspicuous - English meaning

adjective

Kept secret; hidden.

Usage examples:

A concealed weapon

verb

Not allow to be seen; hide.

Usage examples:

A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

adjective

Kept hidden or where it cannot easily be seen

Usage examples:

The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera., he was carrying a concealed weapon.,…

adjective

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.

Usage examples:

We made some discreet inquiries

adjective

Careful not to cause embarrassment or attract a lot of attention

Usage examples:

She hung the laundry on a line in a discreet corner of the yard., there was a discreet knock on the…

adjective

Past participle of hide1.

verb

Put or keep out of sight.

Usage examples:

He hid the money in the house

adjective

Used to describe costs that are not normally included in the original price of something, or are not normally considered when judging something

Usage examples:

Hidden charges/costs/extras, hidden fees/penalties, there are the hidden costs of climate change th…

adjective

Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

Usage examples:

He was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not great in value

Usage examples:

A modest increase in salary, a modest house, although an outstanding scientist, he’s a modest man.

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not expensive

Usage examples:

Modest amount/budget/profit we have a fairly modest budget, considering our oil wealth., modest ris…

adjective

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

Usage examples:

He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun

What is commonplace or standard.

Usage examples:

Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective

Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual

Usage examples:

His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Usage examples:

Good plain food

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Usage examples:

The coastal plain

idiom

Not special in any way

adjective

Lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary.

Usage examples:

A run-of-the-mill job

adjective

Ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

Usage examples:

The event is not just a run-of-the-mill conference.

adjective

Not pretentious or arrogant; modest.

Usage examples:

He was an unassuming and kindly man

adjective

Quiet and not attracting attention

Usage examples:

A shy and unassuming person, an unassuming little restaurant

adjective

Lacking distinction; unexceptional.

Usage examples:

An undistinguished career

adjective

Not especially respected or admired

Usage examples:

She has the burden of being by far the best player in an otherwise undistinguished international si…

adjective

Not out of the ordinary; usual.

Usage examples:

An unexceptional movie

adjective

Ordinary, not exceptional

Usage examples:

He was a hard-working, if unexceptional, student.

adjective

Not imposing or impressive in appearance.

Usage examples:

A handsome but unimposing georgian house

adjective

Not easily observed or noticed.

Usage examples:

The reverberation will be so slight as to be unnoticeable

adjective

Difficult or impossible to notice

Usage examples:

Digital hearing aids are available that are so tiny as to be virtually unnoticeable., the dish was …

adjective

Not conspicuous or attracting attention.

Usage examples:

The service was unobtrusive and efficient

adjective

Not ostentatious.

Usage examples:

He was generous in a quiet, unostentatious way

adjective

Not particularly interesting or surprising.

Usage examples:

His early childhood was unremarkable

adjective

Ordinary and not interesting

Usage examples:

An unremarkable town

adjective

Not spectacular; unremarkable.

Usage examples:

She had been an unspectacular student

adjective

Not particularly good or great, and not causing much admiration or excitement

Usage examples:

He ran a solid, if unspectacular, operation., her progress was steady but unspectacular., the resul…