inconsiderable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl/ UK /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
too small or unimportant to be worth considering

The repair cost was by no means inconsiderable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · too small or unimportant to... negligible insignificant trivial slight trifling minor

Opposites

considerable significant substantial important

Word family

Derived forms inconsiderablyinconsiderableness

Related forms considerable consider consideration

Etymology

From in- ('not') + considerable, from consider, from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ('to observe, examine'), perhaps originally an augury term from con- + sidus ('star').

considerare Latin sidus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inconsiderable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl/

## Meanings
1. too small or unimportant to be worth considering

## Examples
- The repair cost was by no means inconsiderable.

## Synonyms
- negligible
- insignificant
- trivial
- slight
- trifling
- minor

## Antonyms
- considerable
- significant
- substantial
- important

## Derived Forms
- inconsiderably
- inconsiderableness

## Related Forms
- considerable
- consider
- consideration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: considerare
- Root: sidus

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + considerable, from consider, from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ('to observe, examine'), perhaps originally an augury term from con- + sidus ('star').

## AI Etymology
Inconsiderable is from in- ('not') + considerable, from consider, from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ('to observe, examine'), perhaps originally an augury term from con- + sidus ('star'). Important recorded forms include considerare (Latin) and sidus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers too small or unimportant to be worth considering. The wider family includes derived forms such as inconsiderably and inconsiderableness and related words such as considerable, consider, and consideration.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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