different between memorable vs conspicuous

English

Etymology

From Middle French mémorable, from Latin memorabilis, from memor? (“to bring to remembrance”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”). See memory, and confer memorabilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?m(?)??bl?/
• Hyphenation: mem?or?able

Adjective

memorable (comparative more memorable, superlative most memorable)

1. Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

   Surviving fame to gain, By tombs, by books, by memorable deeds. -Sir John Davies.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:memorable

Derived terms

• memorableness
• memorability
• memorably

Translations

Spanish

Adjective

memorable (plural memorables)

1. memorable

Related terms

• memoria

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