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ponderable

/ˈpɒndəɹəbəl/
/ˈpɒndɹəbəl/

adjective more ponderable · most ponderable

Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass. [T]he imponderability of heat did not appear to the philosophers of the eighteenth century to be a sufficient reason for excluding it from the list of chemical elements; and... there was... doubt... whether caloric was ponderable or not.
Similar: massive
Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
Similar: eminent
rare Heavy; ponderous. The very mother's head you swore by in the dock is a heavier head, crowned with ponderable hair.
Similar: hefty, massive, weighty

Similar: noteworthy

noun ponderables

rare Something that is ponderable

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@misc{ponderable_2026,
  title = {ponderable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ponderable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}