Word Meanings - PONDERABLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight. -- Pon"der*a*ble*ness, n.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PONDERABLE)

• Dody
• importance
• tangible
• substantial
• corporal
• physical
• ponderable

Related words: (words related to PONDERABLE)

• PHYSICAL
  1. Of or pertaining to nature ; in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies and
• CORPORALITY
  1. The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality. Dr. H. More. 2. A confraternity; a guild. Milton.
• SUBSTANTIALS
  Essential parts. Ayliffe.
• PHYSICALLY
  In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature or physics; by physical force; not morally. I am not now treating physically of light or colors. Locke. 2. According to the rules of medicine. He that lives physically must live miserably.
• CORPORALLY
  In or with the body; bodily; as, to be corporally present. Sharp.
• CORPORALSHIP
  A corporal's office.
• SUBSTANTIALITY
  The quality or state of being substantial; corporiety; materiality. The soul is a stranger to such gross substantiality. Glanvill.
• PONDERABLE
  Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight. -- Pon"der*a*ble*ness, n.
• IMPORTANCE
  1. The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance. Thy own importance know, Nor bound thy narrow views to things below. Pope. 2. Subject; matter. Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. Shak.
• SUBSTANTIAL
  1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life. Milton. If this atheist would have his chance to be real and substantial agent, he is more stupid than the vulgar. Bentley. 2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real;
• SUBSTANTIALIZE
  To make substantial.
• SUBSTANTIALNESS
  The quality or state of being substantial; as, the substantialness of a wall or column.
• CORPORAL
  1. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. "Past corporal toil." Shak. Pillories and other corporal infections. Milton. Corporal punishment , punishment applied to the body of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping, and
• CORPORAL; CORPORALE
  A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth. Corporal oath, a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it
• TANGIBLE
  1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. Bacon. 2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. "A tangible blunder." Byron. Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and
• SUBSTANTIALLY
  In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially. In him all his Father shone, Substantially expressed. Milton. The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe them, substantially religious toward God, chastle, and temperate.
• HYPERPHYSICAL
  Above or transcending physical laws; supernatural. Those who do not fly to some hyperphysical hypothesis. Sir W. Hamilton.
• INSUBSTANTIAL
  Unsubstantial; not real or strong. "Insubstantial pageant." Shak.
• TRICORPORAL; TRICORPORATE
  Represented with three bodies conjoined to one head, as a lion.
• SUPERSUBSTANTIAL
  More than substantial; spiritual. "The heavenly supersubstantial bread." Jer. Taylor.
• CATAPHYSICAL
  Unnatural; contrary to nature. Some artists . . . have given to Sir Walter Scott a pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical. De Quincey.
• UNTANGIBLE
  Intangible.
• BICORPORAL
  Having two bodies.
• METAPHYSICALLY
  In the manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician. South.
• INSUBSTANTIALITY
  Unsubstantiality; unreality.
• INCORPORAL
  Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual. Sir W. Raleigh.
• CONSUBSTANTIALLY
  In a consubstantial manner; with identity of substance or nature.
• UNSUBSTANTIALIZE
  To make unsubstantial.
• INTANGIBLE
  Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. Bp. Wilkins. A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. Marshall. -- In*tan"gi*ble*ness, n. -- In*tan"gi*bly, adv.
• CONSUBSTANTIALISM
  The doctrine of consubstantiation.