different between conspicuous vs perceivable

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

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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

English

Etymology

perceive +? -able

Adjective

perceivable (comparative more perceivable, superlative most perceivable)

1. Capable of being perceived; discernible.
   • 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, ch. 5,

     Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable.

   • 2003, "Man in Pakistan: I'm on list," USA Today, 1 Jan. (retrieved 2 Nov. 2008),

     The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.

Synonyms

• perceptible, observable

Derived terms

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