Conspicuous

Here is another spiffy word that I came across:

conspicuous (ken'spikyooes)

adjective

standing out so as to be clearly visible; attracting notice or attention.  

ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin conspicuus (from conspicere "look at attentively," from con-(expressing intensive force) +spicere "look at") +ous

Used in a sentence: After she dyed her hair bright pink she became conspicuous.

Also, the "e"'s in the pronunciation are supposed to be schwa's. A schwa is pronounced like the "a" in father. 

I have no idea why, but whenever I hear this word I think of Mary Poppins (is it used in the movie?) Anyway, have riveting time with it!

-smellycat33