different between conspicuous vs well-known

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

English

Alternative forms

• well known, wellknown

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?l?no?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?l?n??n/

Adjective

well-known (comparative better-known or more well-known, superlative best-known or most well-known)

1. Familiar, famous, renowned or widely known.
2. (computing, not comparable) Generally recognised; reserved for some usual purpose.
   • 1972, Vint Cerf, Jon Postel, RFC 322 - Well known socket numbers

     We would like to catalog other sockets which are supposed to be well-known

   • 2003, John Mueller, .NET development security solutions

     If the call to this function fails, you can assume the SID was invalid — even if it's a well-known SID.

   • 2007, Larry L Peterson, Bruce S Davie, Computer networks: a systems approach

     A common approach is for the server to accept messages at a well-known port.

Hypernyms

• known

Related terms

• celebrity

Translations