considerablenessn.
/kənˈsɪdərəb(ə)lnɪs/ Now rare.
The quality of being considerable; importance.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun]
mund?c1250
steemc1330
greatnessc1410
substancec1425
importance1485
weight1521
moment1522
weightiness1530
importancy1531
importunance1546
import1548
reckoning1582
sequel1588
ponderosity1589
valure1594
consequence1597
significance1597
circumstance1599
consequent1599
eminency1622
importmenta1625
concernment1626
consideration1634
telling1636
signification1645
considerableness1647
concerningness1657
nearness1679
significancy1679
respectability1769
interest1809
noteworthiness1852
portee1893
valency1897
1647 J. Sprigge Anglia Rediviva iv. vii. 278 The City now appearing in this Reputation of considerablenesse.
1685 R. Boyle Ess. Effects of Motion i. 5 The considerableness of the effects produced.
1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. Ded. 4 A People concerning whose considerableness I find our Nation have hitherto conceived very wrong Notions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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