considerable
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)
Significant; worth considering.
Large in amount.
• ignorable
• negligible
considerable (plural considerables)
(obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*sid"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. considérable.]
1. Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to. It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins. Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. Tillotson.
2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons. You are, indeed, a very considerable man. Junius.
3. Of importance or value. In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. Dryden. A considerable sum of money. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
