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PONDERABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ponderable mean?
• PONDERABLE (adjective)
The adjective PONDERABLE has 2 senses:
1. capable of being weighed or considered
2. capable of being thought about
Familiarity information: PONDERABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being weighed or considered
Context example:
something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so
Similar:
assessable (capable of being considered carefully)
Antonym:
imponderable (difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being thought about
Synonyms:
cogitable; ponderable
Context example:
space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable
Similar:
thinkable (capable of being conceived or imagined or considered)
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