顕著|けんちょkencho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, nounremarkable; striking; obvious
   高熱こうねつがこの病気びょうきの顕著けんちょな症状しょうじょうだ。↗

   High fever is a prominent symptom of this disease.

• Synonym目立つめだつCasualA colloquial verb for standing out or catching the eye. 「顕著」 is a written adjectival noun used mostly in reports, as in 「顕著な傾向」.
• Synonym著しいいちじるしいWrittenWritten/formal prose. An adjective for a degree that is striking, as in 「著しい成長」; 「顕著」 stresses that a feature is clearly visible.
• Synonym明白めいはくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Says facts are clear and beyond doubt; 「顕著」 is about features or effects being conspicuously prominent.
• RelatedひときわNeutralA neutral adverb meaning especially or noticeably, as in 「一際目立つ」, fine in both speech and writing; 「顕著」 is an adjectival noun.
• Antonym微細びさいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means extremely minute or fine — the opposite of the obviousness that 「顕著」 describes.
• Antonym僅少きんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means very little or a slight gap, the opposite of 「顕著」.
• Antonym目立たないNeutralNeutral. Means inconspicuous, not drawing attention — the opposite of 「顕著」.

In written prose, 「顕著」 says a feature or effect is clearly and strikingly apparent, as in 「効果が顕著に現れる」. Colloquially, 「目立つ」 is for standing out; 「著しい」 for a striking degree; 「明白」 for facts beyond doubt; 「一際」 for especially. Opposites: 「微細」, 「僅少」, 「目立たない」.

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1. はっきりとしていて目立めだつ様子ようす。