PONDERABLE


Meaning of PONDERABLE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷d(ə)rəbəl adjective

Etymology: Late Latin ponderabilis, from Latin ponderare to ponder + -abilis -able

: capable of being weighed, examined, evaluated, or considered for appraising : having weight

something ponderable from the outer world — something of which we can say that its weight is so and so — James Jeans

Synonyms: see perceptible

II. noun

( -s )

1. : something that can be pondered

2. : something morally or intellectually weighty — compare imponderable

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.