considerable
/kənˈsɪdəəbəl/kuhn-SIH-dur-uh-buhl
/kənˈsɪdɚəbəl/kuhn-SIH-dur-uh-buhl
Meaningable to be thought about
Common meaning: large in size or amount
Other meanings: worth noting
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- sida star, constellationLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1695 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
- ableable to be
‘with, together’ + ‘a star, constellation’ → considerable
Journey through time
- Latinsīdus, sīderis‘a star, constellation’
- Frenchconsiderer
- Middle Englishconsiderensource
- Englishconsider‘to think about (once to watch the stars)’
- Englishformed in English from considerconsiderable‘large in size or amount’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from consider + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONSIDER, p.130 · scan
Roots
- sīdus, sīderis Latin “a star, constellation”
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