CONSIDERABLE

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

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Etymology

Adjective

considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)

Significant; worth considering.

Large in amount.

Antonyms

• ignorable

• negligible

Noun

considerable (plural considerables)

(obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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