spectacle
something striking to see
Root
- spec / spic: look or see
Other words with the spec / spic root
- circumspect: cautious and careful
- conspicuous: easy to notice or clearly visible
- inspection: careful looking or examination
- perspicacious: keenly perceptive
- perspicacity: keenness of understanding or insight
- specious: seemingly plausible but actually misleading
- spectacles: glasses used for seeing
A spectacle is something made visible enough to draw eyes.
The debate became a spectacle after both candidates lost patience.