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ponderable

[ pon-der-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
  2. capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight.


ponderable

/ ˈɒԻəəə /

adjective

  1. able to be evaluated or estimated; appreciable
  2. capable of being weighed or measured
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural something that can be evaluated or appreciated; a substantial thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԻ, adverb
  • ˌDzԻˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzd··i·ٲ Dzd···Ա noun
  • ԴDzpDz···i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDz·Dzd·· adjective
  • ܲ·Dzd·· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ponderable1

From the Late Latin word DzԻ, dating back to 1640–50. See ponder, -able
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Example Sentences

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“Imponderables are ponderable, but answerable, no. Ask a philosopher, but be cautious. If you hear, ‘Eureka!,’ if you think, ‘His answer has captured my question!,’ then here is proof he is a counterfeit.

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More readily ponderable is a lovely shot, made in Israel, of Bedouin olive pickers asleep under blankets on rugged ground at dawn, with the long, low expanse of a prison in the background.

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“It dates back to the time in which one thought that the ‘ponderable bodies’ are the only physically real entities,” he later wrote to the British cosmologist Felix Pirani.

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How are they even ponderable when valuing health care for one’s self or one’s family?

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The atmosphere was as agreeably light as if ponderable clouds had suddenly rolled out of the room.

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