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Definition of Considerable
Considerable

Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.

Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.

Of importance or value.

Related Definitions:
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Considerable Quotations

People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The first reading of a Will, where a person dies worth anything considerable, generally affords a true test of the relations' love to the deceased.
Samuel Richardson

No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

A very small cause which escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we say that the effect is due to chance.
Jules H. Poincare

Considerable Translations

considerable in Dutch is geruim, aanmerkelijk, aanzienlijk
considerable in French is sortable, important
considerable in Italian is considerevole, rilevante, vistoso
considerable in Norwegian is betydelig
considerable in Spanish is respetable, notable, considerable


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