different between fervid vs conspicuous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferve?.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?.v?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??.v?d/

Adjective

fervid (comparative fervider, superlative fervidest)

1. Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous.

Synonyms

• ardent, fervent, zealous; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic

Antonyms

• frigid

Related terms

• fervent
• fever
• fervor
• perfervid

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