different between conspectus vs conspicuous

English

Etymology

From Latin c?nspectus (“survey”).

Noun

conspectus (plural conspectuses)

1. A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
   • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:

     Already the whole of his past life had vividly presented itself to him—myriads of tiny incidents, long forgotten, now standing out sharply in their due sequence. He had mastered this conspectus in a flash of time, and was already tired of it.

Further reading

• conspectus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• conspectus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• conspectus at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of c?nspici? (“perceive, observe”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon?spek.tus/, [kõ??s?p?kt??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon?spek.tus/, [k?n?sp?kt?us]

Participle

c?nspectus (feminine c?nspecta, neuter c?nspectum); first/second-declension participle

1. watched, looked at, having been watched
2. caught sight of, noticed, having been caught sight of
3. (by extension) visible
4. (figuratively) distinguished, noteworthy

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

• Galician: Cospeito (place name)

Noun

c?nspectus m (genitive c?nspect?s); fourth declension

1. A sight
2. The ability to see; power of sight
3. presence, proximity
4. (figuratively) survey, consideration

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Descendants

• Russian: ????????? (konspékt)

References

• conspectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• conspectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• conspectus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Etymology

From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from c?nspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?sp?k.ju.?s/

Adjective

conspicuous (comparative more conspicuous, superlative most conspicuous)

1. Obvious or easy to notice.
2. Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
   • 1969, Saul Bellow, Mr Sammler's Planet, Penguin Books Ltd, page 6:

     For his height he had a small face. The combination made him conspicuous.

Synonyms

• (easy to notice): observable, perceivable; see also Thesaurus:perceptible
• (attracting attention): flashy, prominent

Antonyms

• (all): inconspicuous

Related terms

• conspicuity
• conspicuousness

Translations

Further reading

• w:Conspicuous consumption
• w:Conspicuous leisure
• conspicuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• conspicuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• conspicuous at OneLook Dictionary Search