conspicuus

Latin > English

conspicuus conspicua, conspicuum ADJ :: visible, clearly seen, in sight/full view; illustrious/notable/famous/striking

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

conspĭcŭus: a, um, adj. 1. conspicio (poet. or in post-Aug. prose, esp. in Tac.; not in Quint.).
I Lit., that is or comes in view, visible; opp. occultus: quot inter Occultum stellae conspicuumque polum, Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 108: rebus ab auditis conspicuisque, id. P. 3, 4, 22: late vertex, * Hor. C. 3, 16, 19: signum in proeliis, Phaedr. 4, 6, 6: acies barbarorum, Tac. H. 4, 29: tabernaculum undique, Curt. 9, 6, 1: sidus omnibus e terris, Augustus ap. Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 94.—
II Trop., in gen.: habere mortem in conspicuo, before the eyes, Sen. Brev. Vit. 20, 5: nives, id. Thyest. 126: pyramides, Plin. 36, 12, 16, § 76.—
   B Pregn., that attracts the attention to itself, striking, conspicuous, distinguished, illustrious, remarkable, φανερός; with dat. pers.: Romanis conspicuum eum novitas divitiaeque faciebant, Liv. 1, 34, 11; Suet. Aug. 45.—With abl.: insignis clara conspicuusque domo, Tib. 3, 3, 4; so Ov. M. 12, 467; id. H. 5, 139; Tac. H. 3, 29; 3, 33; Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 2; Suet. Aug. 72 al.; cf. with dat. pers.: consilio, manu, voce insignis hosti, conspicuus suis, Tac. H. 3, 17.—Absol.: ambo conspicui, Ov. M. 8, 373; so Tac. H. 1, 88; 4, 42; id. G. 7; id. Or. 36.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cōnspĭcŭus,¹⁰ a, um (conspicio),
1 qui s’offre à la vue, visible : conspicuus polus Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 108, le ciel visible, cf. Hor. O. 3, 16, 19 ; Ov. P. 3, 4, 22 ; Tac. Ann. 2, 20 ; 12, 37 || habere mortem in conspicuo Sen. Brev. 20, 5, avoir la mort devant les yeux
2 qui attire les regards, remarquable : Romanis conspicuum eum divitiæ faciebant Liv. 1, 34, 11, ses richesses le signalaient à l’attention des Romains ; viri laude conspicui Plin. Min. Ep. 3, 3, 2, hommes d’un mérite éclatant.

Latin > German (Georges)

cōnspicuus, a, um (conspicio), in die Augen fallend, sichtbar, 1) im allg.: conspicuus polus (Ggstz. occultus polus), Ov. trist. 4, 10, 108: ut omnia vasa c. sint, Cels. 7, 30: luna deficiens et in defectu tamen conspicua, Plin. 2, 42. – m. Dat. (wem?), conspicui hostibus, Frontin.: signum pariter omnibus c., Curt. – m. Adv. (von wo aus?) od. m. ex u. Abl., undique c. tabernaculum, Curt.: sidus crinitum omnibus e terris c., Aug. bei Plin. – m. in u. Abl., signum c. in proelio, Phaedr.: luna in defectu c., Plin. – neutr. subst. m. Präpos., habere mortem in conspicuo, vor Augen, Sen. de brev. vit. 20, 5. – 2) prägn., vor andern in die Augen fallend, auffallend, die Aufmerksamkeit erregend, hervorstechend, hervorstrahlend, sich auszeichnend, c. arma, insignes equi, Tac.: c. loca, prächtiger Platz, Ov.: c. late vertex, Hor.: c. et eminens locus (Stellung im Staate), Tac.: c. feminae, Tac.: alqm demonstrare digito conspicuumque facere, Suet.: ut luna suis illustrem et conspicuum praeberet hostem, Frontin.: Romanis conspicuum eum novitas divitiaeque faciebant, Liv. – m. Abl. (wodurch?), conspicuus formā, Tac.: conspicui fulgore galearum, Frontin.: pater et patruus illustri laude c., Plin. ep.: mensa non varietate macularum conspicua, Sen.: aedes neque laxitate neque cultu conspicuae, Suet.