considerableadj.n.

/kənˈsɪdərəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < medieval Latin consīderābilis worthy to be considered, < consīderāre : see -ble suffix. Compare modern French considérable in Cotgrave, Italian considerabile (Florio 1598).

A. adj.

†1. That may be considered; capable of being considered or viewed. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] > capable of consideration

considerablec1449

considerate1592

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 134 A treuthe considerable or speculable or biholdable oonli.

1652 J. Audley Englands Common-wealth 1 Man is considerable in a threefold capacity; of nature, of nation, and of religion.

1668 J. Howe Blessedness of Righteous Disc. (1825) 25 God was considerable in relation to man, both in his innocency and apostasy.

†2. That should be considered; that calls for consideration; proper to be considered, taken into account, or noted; notable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice

specialc1405

eminentc1420

markablec1449

noteworthy1552

regardable1572

respectable1584

of —— observation1587

considerable1589

of (great, little, etc.) mark1590

signal1591

remarkable1593

conspicuous1604

noble1604

observative1608

observable1609

significant1642

noteful1644

signalized1652

tall1655

curious1682

notice-worthy1713

unco1724

noticeable1793

handsome1813

epoch-forming1816

measurable1839

epochal1857

epoch-making1863

era-making1894

epoch-marking1895

high profile1950

landmark1959

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] > worthy of notice or mention

considerable1589

mentionable1640

submissible1837

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xi. 81 [The sphere] hath three principall partes in his nature and vse much considerable.

a1619 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1621) 3 Moreover it is considerable how it made that transmigration, whether by sea or land?

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 23 And which is very considerable, they are most exactly of the same specifick Gravity.

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 160 What is yet more considerable; no ill Weather can hurt them.

3. Worthy of consideration or regard; important, of consequence. In later use passing into A. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > of considering

estimable1576

sensible1581

esteemable1612

considerablea1631

some1844

thoughtworthy1846

a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) ii. ii. §3 Neither was it much obligatory, or considerable, what it had decreed.

1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words To Rdr. 8 They may..give them occasion of making many considerable remarks.

1701 C. Cibber Love makes Man i. 1 I have some Considerable Questions to ask you.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 117 Difficult as it is to get a considerable place at Court.

1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) 469 The invention of the most considerable methods of cure and medicine.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 May This is the most considerable work that he has executed.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 214 The town is still a very considerable place.

4. Of persons: Worthy of consideration or regard, important; of consequence or distinction; highly regarded or esteemed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective]

faireOE

wortheOE

worthlyeOE

worthfulOE

menskful?c1225

toldc1275

digne1297

of price?a1300

worshiply1340

worthya1350

menska1375

thriftyc1374

worshipfula1375

worthilya1375

honesta1382

honourablec1384

unshamedc1384

sada1387

of reputationc1390

well-nameda1393

reverent1398

worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400

celebrable?c1400

honouredc1400

worshipablec1425

substantialc1449

undefameda1450

unreviled?1457

honorousa1500

reputed?1532

well-thought-ona1533

well-spoken1539

credible1543

undespised?1548

imitable1550

famous1555

undistained1565

undefame1578

untarred1579

well-reputed1583

unsoiledc1592

dishonourless1595

well-deemed1595

nameworthy1598

regardful1600

indisgraced1606

credenta1616

undishonoureda1616

unscandalized1618

unscandalous1618

unslandered1622

untainted1627

dignousa1636

undisparaged1636

considerable1641

unbranded1641

glorifiable1651

reputable1671

unsullied1743

unstigmatized1778

undisgraced1812

unstained1863

well-thought-of1865

uncompromised1882

scandal-proof1904

cred1987

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 13 Numbers of sober, and considerable men.

1742 H. Walpole Corr. (ed. 3) I. xxix. 125 Many considerable people, particularly the Dukes of Montague and Richmond.

1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 46 In Parliament, where Mr. Vernon had rendered himself very considerable, by loudly attacking the conduct of the Minister.

1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. iii. 383 Some of the most considerable citizens were banished.

1828 W. Field Mem. Dr. Parr I. 373 The daughter of a considerable potter in that neighbourhood.

1873 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire (ed. 4) 405 Frederick II, certainly the most considerable man who has succeeded to a throne since Charles V.

5. Worthy of consideration by reason of magnitude; somewhat, rather, or pretty large in amount, extent, duration, etc.; a good deal of (any thing immaterial, as labour, pains, care, time). (The usual current sense.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree

goodeOE

fairOE

goodlyc1275

largea1375

no littlea1413

substantial1413

unleast?1440

prettya1475

reasonablea1500

substantious1545

substantive1575

sensible1581

pretty and ——1596

goody1597

greatish1611

considerable1651

sonsy1721

respectable1736

smart1750

quite a little ——1763

gey1796

smartish1799

canny1805

serious1810

right smart1825

dunnamuch1831

snug1833

tidy1839

bonnyish1855

largish1872

a nice little ——1891

significant1898

healthy1901

beaucoup1917

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > somewhat large

substantial1413

indifferent1548

handsome1577

biggish1611

sizeable1613

well-sized?1614

considerable1651

good-sized1657

largish1752

snug1833

fairish1858

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxix. 172 A very considerable part of the people.

1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age i. ii. x. 50 That considerable passage, called the streights of Gibelatrar.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 102. ¶6 Heard at a considerable Distance.

1759 J. Wesley Primitive Physick (ed. 8) p. xxv I have omitted a considerable Number.

1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. v. 118 His share..was not to be so considerable as he had expected.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 27 A considerable sum of money.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) I. 212 And gave his friends considerable trouble.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule ii. 20 There was a considerable sea on.

6. U.S. colloquial.

a. Used of things material: A large quantity of, as ‘considerable liquor’; also absol. much, a good deal.

ΚΠ

1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. 225 I intend to write considerable.

1847 J. M. Mackie Life Leibnitz 123 Leibnitz..did considerable towards diffusing an interest in these subjects.

1889 Science XIV. 82/2 During the last two years considerable has been written.

1890 Daily Times (Troy, N.Y.) 15 Feb. 3/3 The..speculators are purchasing considerable lumber at Rutland, to use in erecting buildings.

b. Frequently absol. followed by of. (Cf. B. 2 below.) U.S.

ΚΠ

1685 J. Freeman in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1861) 4th Ser. V. 132 One more, of Long Island,..lost considerable of wheat and Indian corn.

1716 B. Church Hist. Philip's War (1867) II. 112 Found considerable of their goods, and but few people.

1766 M. Cutler Jrnl. 23 Jan. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 10 This morning..considerable of a shock of an earthquake was felt.

1779 in Coll. New Hampsh. Hist. Soc. (1850) VI. 326 This is considerable of a village.

1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. ‘He is considerable of a surveyor.’ ‘Considerable of it may be found in the country.’

1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 422 [It is] considerable of a place.

1842 M. Crawford Jrnl. 21 We find considerable of sage yet in places.

1856 Trans. Michigan Agric. Soc. 7 652 Considerable of the crop was, however, injured in quality by the frequent wettings it received.

1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xix. 302 In two days intercourse we had learned considerable of each other's views and experiences.

1903 K. D. Wiggin Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm 132 Rebecca took her scolding..like a soldier. There was considerable of it.

1904 N.Y. Evening Post 26 Mar. Considerable of the moisture for which farmers have been eagerly watching has fallen this past week over the wheat belt.

7. as adv. = considerably adv. Obsolete or dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree

welleOE

not a little1485

prettily1533

sensibly1563

pretty1565

considerably1673

considerablea1706

significantly1747

respectably1770

purty1797

appreciably1815

pooty1825

right smart1859

helder1883

sumfin1918

sumptin1924

sumthin1925

a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. vii. 410 The Creeds..considerable differ.

a1774 O. Goldsmith tr. P. Scarron Comic Romance (1775) II. 130 I acknowledged myself considerable his debtor.

1799 N. Drake in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 489 Blood taken from his arm, which on cooling, proved considerable sizy.

1843 T. C. Haliburton Attaché A wet day is considerable tiresome.

1849 N. Kingsley Diary (1914) 54 The sea is considerable rough.

1862 O. W. Norton Army Lett. (1903) 48 I presume I do have considerable more time for writing than you do.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn i. 18 By-and-by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time.

8. In comparative use.The comparative considerabler, and esp. the superlative considerablest, were common in 17th cent.; they are now unusual.

ΚΠ

1667 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities (ed. 2) In much considerabler heats then That needs..be expos'd to.

1693 W. Freke Sel. Ess. xxvi. 155 Secrecy is one of the considerablest Branches of Wisdom.

a1695 A. Wood Life (1848) 199 The considerablest family in England.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. viii. 608 Considerablest of all.

B. n.

†1. A thing to be considered; a point, etc. worth considering. Chiefly plural; cf. valuables (valuable adj. and n.), etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation

meditation1560

contemplation1614

considerable1642

considerability1652

contemplamen1678

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > worthy of notice > of considering

somewhatc1384

considerable1642

considerability1652

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. x. 91 An exact account of all considerables therein.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 12 Statistes and Politicians, unto whom Ragione di Stato is the first considerable .

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 26 In fruition there are four considerables 1. Love. 2. Possession..3. Communion. 4. Delectation.

a. A fair amount, quantity, etc., of something. (Cf. A. 6b above.) U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a moderate quantity, amount, or degree

modicumc1400

reasonc1450

curtsy1528

courtesy1530

considerable1745

1745 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1912) XLVIII. 300 A Considerable of Cannon shot [was] hove at them.

1780 W. Shepard in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1905) 7th Ser. V. 5 A considerable of a trade carried on.

1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. ii. 10 I've been a considerable of a traveller in my day.

1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. vii. 102 It's a considerable of a long story too.

c1845 J. K. Paulding Noble Exile 141 I shouldn't wonder if I could make a pretty considerable of a sharp guess.

1943 W. Faulkner in Sat. Evening Post 13 Feb. 15/2 It was a kind of mixed hound, with a little bird dog and some collie and maybe a considerable of almost anything else.

b. A good deal.

ΚΠ

1722 in H. S. Nourse Early Rec. Lancaster, Mass. (1884) 200 He promising to Leve the hiway there Wider by Considerable then five Rods.

1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. I. 340 She has a widowed mother, and she ‘gets considerable’ by sewing.

1850 N. Kingsley Diary (1914) 110 They had been detained a considerable on the passage.

1858 T. G. Vielé Following Drum 30 ‘The bargain was closed’, to the inexpressible delight of the shrewd..Noble Lovely, who realized quite a little considerable in consequence.

1903 N.Y. Sun 22 Nov. The new seal is not Nellie, not yet, by considerable; but it is already a great attraction.

1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards 178 The Boston papers had considerable about it.

1932 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 188/2 Jim did considerable toward stirring up the farmers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	considerable
释义	considerableadj.n. /kənˈsɪdərəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < medieval Latin consīderābilis worthy to be considered, < consīderāre : see -ble suffix. Compare modern French considérable in Cotgrave, Italian considerabile (Florio 1598). A. adj. †1. That may be considered; capable of being considered or viewed. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] > capable of consideration considerablec1449 considerate1592 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 134 A treuthe considerable or speculable or biholdable oonli. 1652 J. Audley Englands Common-wealth 1 Man is considerable in a threefold capacity; of nature, of nation, and of religion. 1668 J. Howe Blessedness of Righteous Disc. (1825) 25 God was considerable in relation to man, both in his innocency and apostasy. †2. That should be considered; that calls for consideration; proper to be considered, taken into account, or noted; notable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice specialc1405 eminentc1420 markablec1449 noteworthy1552 regardable1572 respectable1584 of —— observation1587 considerable1589 of (great, little, etc.) mark1590 signal1591 remarkable1593 conspicuous1604 noble1604 observative1608 observable1609 significant1642 noteful1644 signalized1652 tall1655 curious1682 notice-worthy1713 unco1724 noticeable1793 handsome1813 epoch-forming1816 measurable1839 epochal1857 epoch-making1863 era-making1894 epoch-marking1895 high profile1950 landmark1959 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] > worthy of notice or mention considerable1589 mentionable1640 submissible1837 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xi. 81 [The sphere] hath three principall partes in his nature and vse much considerable. a1619 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1621) 3 Moreover it is considerable how it made that transmigration, whether by sea or land? 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 23 And which is very considerable, they are most exactly of the same specifick Gravity. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 160 What is yet more considerable; no ill Weather can hurt them. 3. Worthy of consideration or regard; important, of consequence. In later use passing into A. 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > of considering estimable1576 sensible1581 esteemable1612 considerablea1631 some1844 thoughtworthy1846 a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) ii. ii. §3 Neither was it much obligatory, or considerable, what it had decreed. 1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words To Rdr. 8 They may..give them occasion of making many considerable remarks. 1701 C. Cibber Love makes Man i. 1 I have some Considerable Questions to ask you. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 117 Difficult as it is to get a considerable place at Court. 1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) 469 The invention of the most considerable methods of cure and medicine. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 May This is the most considerable work that he has executed. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 214 The town is still a very considerable place. 4. Of persons: Worthy of consideration or regard, important; of consequence or distinction; highly regarded or esteemed. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] faireOE wortheOE worthlyeOE worthfulOE menskful?c1225 toldc1275 digne1297 of price?a1300 worshiply1340 worthya1350 menska1375 thriftyc1374 worshipfula1375 worthilya1375 honesta1382 honourablec1384 unshamedc1384 sada1387 of reputationc1390 well-nameda1393 reverent1398 worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400 celebrable?c1400 honouredc1400 worshipablec1425 substantialc1449 undefameda1450 unreviled?1457 honorousa1500 reputed?1532 well-thought-ona1533 well-spoken1539 credible1543 undespised?1548 imitable1550 famous1555 undistained1565 undefame1578 untarred1579 well-reputed1583 unsoiledc1592 dishonourless1595 well-deemed1595 nameworthy1598 regardful1600 indisgraced1606 credenta1616 undishonoureda1616 unscandalized1618 unscandalous1618 unslandered1622 untainted1627 dignousa1636 undisparaged1636 considerable1641 unbranded1641 glorifiable1651 reputable1671 unsullied1743 unstigmatized1778 undisgraced1812 unstained1863 well-thought-of1865 uncompromised1882 scandal-proof1904 cred1987 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 13 Numbers of sober, and considerable men. 1742 H. Walpole Corr. (ed. 3) I. xxix. 125 Many considerable people, particularly the Dukes of Montague and Richmond. 1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 46 In Parliament, where Mr. Vernon had rendered himself very considerable, by loudly attacking the conduct of the Minister. 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. iii. 383 Some of the most considerable citizens were banished. 1828 W. Field Mem. Dr. Parr I. 373 The daughter of a considerable potter in that neighbourhood. 1873 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire (ed. 4) 405 Frederick II, certainly the most considerable man who has succeeded to a throne since Charles V. 5. Worthy of consideration by reason of magnitude; somewhat, rather, or pretty large in amount, extent, duration, etc.; a good deal of (any thing immaterial, as labour, pains, care, time). (The usual current sense.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree goodeOE fairOE goodlyc1275 largea1375 no littlea1413 substantial1413 unleast?1440 prettya1475 reasonablea1500 substantious1545 substantive1575 sensible1581 pretty and ——1596 goody1597 greatish1611 considerable1651 sonsy1721 respectable1736 smart1750 quite a little ——1763 gey1796 smartish1799 canny1805 serious1810 right smart1825 dunnamuch1831 snug1833 tidy1839 bonnyish1855 largish1872 a nice little ——1891 significant1898 healthy1901 beaucoup1917 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > somewhat large substantial1413 indifferent1548 handsome1577 biggish1611 sizeable1613 well-sized?1614 considerable1651 good-sized1657 largish1752 snug1833 fairish1858 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxix. 172 A very considerable part of the people. 1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age i. ii. x. 50 That considerable passage, called the streights of Gibelatrar. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 102. ¶6 Heard at a considerable Distance. 1759 J. Wesley Primitive Physick (ed. 8) p. xxv I have omitted a considerable Number. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. v. 118 His share..was not to be so considerable as he had expected. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 27 A considerable sum of money. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) I. 212 And gave his friends considerable trouble. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule ii. 20 There was a considerable sea on. 6. U.S. colloquial. a. Used of things material: A large quantity of, as ‘considerable liquor’; also absol. much, a good deal. ΚΠ 1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. 225 I intend to write considerable. 1847 J. M. Mackie Life Leibnitz 123 Leibnitz..did considerable towards diffusing an interest in these subjects. 1889 Science XIV. 82/2 During the last two years considerable has been written. 1890 Daily Times (Troy, N.Y.) 15 Feb. 3/3 The..speculators are purchasing considerable lumber at Rutland, to use in erecting buildings. b. Frequently absol. followed by of. (Cf. B. 2 below.) U.S. ΚΠ 1685 J. Freeman in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1861) 4th Ser. V. 132 One more, of Long Island,..lost considerable of wheat and Indian corn. 1716 B. Church Hist. Philip's War (1867) II. 112 Found considerable of their goods, and but few people. 1766 M. Cutler Jrnl. 23 Jan. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 10 This morning..considerable of a shock of an earthquake was felt. 1779 in Coll. New Hampsh. Hist. Soc. (1850) VI. 326 This is considerable of a village. 1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. ‘He is considerable of a surveyor.’ ‘Considerable of it may be found in the country.’ 1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 422 [It is] considerable of a place. 1842 M. Crawford Jrnl. 21 We find considerable of sage yet in places. 1856 Trans. Michigan Agric. Soc. 7 652 Considerable of the crop was, however, injured in quality by the frequent wettings it received. 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xix. 302 In two days intercourse we had learned considerable of each other's views and experiences. 1903 K. D. Wiggin Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm 132 Rebecca took her scolding..like a soldier. There was considerable of it. 1904 N.Y. Evening Post 26 Mar. Considerable of the moisture for which farmers have been eagerly watching has fallen this past week over the wheat belt. 7. as adv. = considerably adv. Obsolete or dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree welleOE not a little1485 prettily1533 sensibly1563 pretty1565 considerably1673 considerablea1706 significantly1747 respectably1770 purty1797 appreciably1815 pooty1825 right smart1859 helder1883 sumfin1918 sumptin1924 sumthin1925 a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. vii. 410 The Creeds..considerable differ. a1774 O. Goldsmith tr. P. Scarron Comic Romance (1775) II. 130 I acknowledged myself considerable his debtor. 1799 N. Drake in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 489 Blood taken from his arm, which on cooling, proved considerable sizy. 1843 T. C. Haliburton Attaché A wet day is considerable tiresome. 1849 N. Kingsley Diary (1914) 54 The sea is considerable rough. 1862 O. W. Norton Army Lett. (1903) 48 I presume I do have considerable more time for writing than you do. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn i. 18 By-and-by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time. 8. In comparative use.The comparative considerabler, and esp. the superlative considerablest, were common in 17th cent.; they are now unusual. ΚΠ 1667 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities (ed. 2) In much considerabler heats then That needs..be expos'd to. 1693 W. Freke Sel. Ess. xxvi. 155 Secrecy is one of the considerablest Branches of Wisdom. a1695 A. Wood Life (1848) 199 The considerablest family in England. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. viii. 608 Considerablest of all. B. n. †1. A thing to be considered; a point, etc. worth considering. Chiefly plural; cf. valuables (valuable adj. and n.), etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation meditation1560 contemplation1614 considerable1642 considerability1652 contemplamen1678 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > worthy of notice > of considering somewhatc1384 considerable1642 considerability1652 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. x. 91 An exact account of all considerables therein. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 12 Statistes and Politicians, unto whom Ragione di Stato is the first considerable . View more context for this quotation 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 26 In fruition there are four considerables 1. Love. 2. Possession..3. Communion. 4. Delectation. 2. a. A fair amount, quantity, etc., of something. (Cf. A. 6b above.) U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a moderate quantity, amount, or degree modicumc1400 reasonc1450 curtsy1528 courtesy1530 considerable1745 1745 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1912) XLVIII. 300 A Considerable of Cannon shot [was] hove at them. 1780 W. Shepard in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1905) 7th Ser. V. 5 A considerable of a trade carried on. 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. ii. 10 I've been a considerable of a traveller in my day. 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. vii. 102 It's a considerable of a long story too. c1845 J. K. Paulding Noble Exile 141 I shouldn't wonder if I could make a pretty considerable of a sharp guess. 1943 W. Faulkner in Sat. Evening Post 13 Feb. 15/2 It was a kind of mixed hound, with a little bird dog and some collie and maybe a considerable of almost anything else. b. A good deal. ΚΠ 1722 in H. S. Nourse Early Rec. Lancaster, Mass. (1884) 200 He promising to Leve the hiway there Wider by Considerable then five Rods. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. I. 340 She has a widowed mother, and she ‘gets considerable’ by sewing. 1850 N. Kingsley Diary (1914) 110 They had been detained a considerable on the passage. 1858 T. G. Vielé Following Drum 30 ‘The bargain was closed’, to the inexpressible delight of the shrewd..Noble Lovely, who realized quite a little considerable in consequence. 1903 N.Y. Sun 22 Nov. The new seal is not Nellie, not yet, by considerable; but it is already a great attraction. 1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards 178 The Boston papers had considerable about it. 1932 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 188/2 Jim did considerable toward stirring up the farmers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.c1449
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