SIZEABLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does sizeable mean? • SIZEABLE (adjective)
The adjective SIZEABLE has 2 senses:
1. fairly large
2. large in amount or extent or degree
Familiarity information: SIZEABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SIZEABLE (adjective)
Meaning:
Fairly large
Synonyms:
sizable; sizeable; ample
Context examples:
a sizable fortune / an ample waistline / of ample proportions
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Meaning:
Large in amount or extent or degree
Synonyms:
goodly; goodish; sizeable; sizable; respectable; hefty; tidy
Context examples:
it cost a considerable amount / a goodly amount / received a hefty bonus / a respectable sum / a tidy sum of money / a sizable fortune
Similar:
considerable (large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"Too many chiefs and not enough indians." (English proverb)
"The eagle flies in the sky, but nests on the ground." (Albanian proverb)
"Fixing the known is better than waiting for the unknown." (Arabic proverb)
"At the end of many disasters, there's always an Italian." (Corsican proverb)
Page delivered in 0.034 seconds
|
