ponderancen.

Brit.

/ˈpɒnd(ə)rəns/,

/ˈpɒnd(ə)rn̩s/, U.S.

/ˈpɑnd(ə)rəns/

Forms: 1600s pondraunce, 1700s– ponderance.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -ance suffix.

Etymology: < ponder v. + -ance suffix. Compare post-classical Latin ponderantia weight, importance (1378 in a British source). Compare later ponderancy n., and also preponderance n.

Weight, heaviness; (figurative) importance, significance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > gravity or seriousness

peisec1425

poise1457

griefa1513

gravity1533

ponderosity1589

ponderance1600

pitha1616

seriousness1797

ponderation1873

gravitas1924

1600 T. Waterhouse Will (National Arch.: PROB11/96) My other armor wantinge pondraunce beinge a bare paire of Currettes.

1796 G. Gregory Econ. Nature Explained I. v. ix. 428 If, said he, the air is the cause of this phenomenon, it is because it has ponderance and fluidity.

1812 Monthly Rev. 68 503 The ballanced ponderance of opinion under Julian.

1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. 468 Which of my exploits are of greater ponderance in this history?

1963 R. Lima Theatre of Garcia Lorca ix. 236 The chant is long and deliberate, as if the ponderance of cadence could add strength to the pleas.

1986 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 9 Nov. c1 GM's strength has always been its competence, financial reserves and command of power, but its weakness is its huge size and ponderance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ponderance
释义	ponderancen. Brit. /ˈpɒnd(ə)rəns/, /ˈpɒnd(ə)rn̩s/, U.S. /ˈpɑnd(ə)rəns/ Forms: 1600s pondraunce, 1700s– ponderance. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -ance suffix. Etymology: < ponder v. + -ance suffix. Compare post-classical Latin ponderantia weight, importance (1378 in a British source). Compare later ponderancy n., and also preponderance n. Weight, heaviness; (figurative) importance, significance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > gravity or seriousness peisec1425 poise1457 griefa1513 gravity1533 ponderosity1589 ponderance1600 pitha1616 seriousness1797 ponderation1873 gravitas1924 1600 T. Waterhouse Will (National Arch.: PROB11/96) My other armor wantinge pondraunce beinge a bare paire of Currettes. 1796 G. Gregory Econ. Nature Explained I. v. ix. 428 If, said he, the air is the cause of this phenomenon, it is because it has ponderance and fluidity. 1812 Monthly Rev. 68 503 The ballanced ponderance of opinion under Julian. 1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. 468 Which of my exploits are of greater ponderance in this history? 1963 R. Lima Theatre of Garcia Lorca ix. 236 The chant is long and deliberate, as if the ponderance of cadence could add strength to the pleas. 1986 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 9 Nov. c1 GM's strength has always been its competence, financial reserves and command of power, but its weakness is its huge size and ponderance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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