different between ponderable vs imponderable

English

Etymology

From ponder +? -able.

Adjective

ponderable (comparative more ponderable, superlative most ponderable)

1. (physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
2. Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
3. (rare) Heavy; ponderous.
   • 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 77:

     The very mother's head you swore by in the dock is a heavier head, crowned with ponderable hair.

Synonyms

• (having mass): massive
• (worthy of note): eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
• (heavy, ponderous): hefty, massive, weighty

Related terms

• ponder
• ponderous

Spanish

Adjective

ponderable (plural ponderables)

1. ponderable, notable

English

Etymology

From im- +? ponderable.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?p?nd???bl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?p??nd???bl/

Adjective

imponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable)

1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

Translations

Noun

imponderable (plural imponderables)

1. (physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
2. An imponderable question.

Translations

References

• imponderable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• imponderable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Spanish

Adjective

imponderable (plural imponderables)

1. imponderable