What does considerable mean?

Definitions for considerable
kənˈsɪd ər ə bəlcon·sid·er·able

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word considerable.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. considerableadjective

    large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

    "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

Wiktionary

  1. considerableadjective

    Significant; worth considering.

    I've spent a considerable amount of time on this.

  2. considerableadjective

    Large in amount.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Considerableadjective

    Etymology: from consider.

    Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. John Tillotson.

    It is considerable that some urns have had inscriptions on them, expressing that the lamps were burning. John Wilkins.

    Men considerable in all worthy professions, eminent in many ways of life. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

    I am so considerable a man, that I cannot have less than forty shillings a year. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 1.

    Christ, instead of applauding St. Peter’s zeal, upbraided his absurdity that could think his mean aids considerable to him, who could command legions of angels to his rescue. Dec. of Pi.

    In painting, not every action nor every person is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

    Many can make themselves masters of as considerable estates as those who have the greatest portions of land. Addison.

    Many had brought in very considerable sums of money. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

    Those earthy particles, when they came to be collected, would constitute a body of a very considerable thickness and solidity. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

ChatGPT

  1. considerable

    Considerable refers to something that is notably large in size, amount, or extent. It implies something that is significant enough in quantity or quality to be worth mentioning or having attention drawn to.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Considerableadjective

    worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to

  2. Considerableadjective

    of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons

  3. Considerableadjective

    of importance or value

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. considrable.]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'considerable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1020

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'considerable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2449

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'considerable' in Adjectives Frequency: #127

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of considerable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of considerable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of considerable in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    You can understand that when people have been following a certain trend for a considerable period of time that it may take time for them to adjust, i would not say that's irrational. I would say that's understandable.

  2. Avraham Diskin:

    In all previous elections there were considerable differences between predictions and results.

  3. Mike Huckabee:

    This President has shown considerable more intensity of anger toward Republicans than he has toward ISIS, i mean I remember those press conferences -- the one in Manila and the one in Turkey prior to that -- where you could see the visible, visceral anger this President had as he spoke about Republicans. And he was so frustrated that there was not just a universal acceptance of his point of view about relocation of refugees, calling people who disagreed with him as un-American.

  4. David Katz:

    My impression is that their' much improved' diet still allowed for considerable doses of meat and dairy.

  5. Ali Miremadi:

    We are positioned for improvements in domestic consumption in Europe, particularly in countries such as Spain and Italy, which already show considerable signs of improvement, and also in France where valuations are low and there are early signs of a belated recognition of the need for reform.

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