different between considerably vs considerable

English

Etymology

considerable +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?d???bli/
• Hyphenation: con?sid?er?a?bly

Adverb

considerably (comparative more considerably, superlative most considerably)

1. Significantly; to a degree worth considering.

   The situation has improved considerably.

   The situation is considerably better.

Translations

English

Etymology

From consider +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?d???bl?/, /k?n?s?d??bl?/
• Hyphenation: con?sid?er?able, con?side?rable

Adjective

considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)

1. Significant; worth considering.

2. Large in amount.

Antonyms

• ignorable
• negligible

Related terms

• consider
• considerably

Translations

Noun

considerable (plural considerables)

1. (obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
   • 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, 1650, Book I, Chapter 3, p. 9,^[2]

     Statistes and Politicians, unto whom Ragione di Stato, is the first considerable, as though it were their businesse to deceive people, as a Maxime, do hold, that truth is to be concealed from them […]

Catalan

Etymology

From considerar +? -able.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kon.si.d???a.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kun.si.d???a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kon.si.de??a.ble/
• Rhymes: -a?le

Adjective

considerable (masculine and feminine plural considerables)

1. considerable (large, substantial)

   El mes de febrer de 1888, doncs, Eduard Toda ja ha reunit un fons bibliogràfic de valor considerable.

Derived terms

• considerablement

Further reading

• “considerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “considerable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “considerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “considerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From considerar +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konside??able/, [kõn.si.ð?e??a.??le]

Adjective

considerable (plural considerables)

1. considerable (significant)

   Synonyms: notable, significativo

2. considerable (large in amount)

Derived terms

• considerablemente

Further reading

• “considerable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.