English → Latin
“considerable” in Latin
magnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, lograndisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty, big; powerfulgravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardlūculentusfull of light, brilliant, bright, splendid; distinguished, excellenttenuisthin, slender, slim, lank; especially; fine, rare, thin; pure, clear, not coarse; weak, feeble, tenuouslevislight, not heavy; easy to digest; quick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapid
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
considerable
haud spernendus: non contemnendus (not to be despised): non mediocris (not middling): magnus: grandis (great): gravis (important): luculentus (considerable in value): also by aliquantum (i. e., a considerable quantity) with genitive e.g., aliquantum praedae: pretty considerable debts, aliquantum aeris alieni: not considerable, tenuis, levis: a considerable part, pars bona: considerable in number or extent, amplus: procerus (with regard to breadth, height): a considerable sum of money, magna or grandis pecunia: a considerable patrimony, luculentum patrimonium: a considerable edifice (building), opus conspiciendum: a considerable territory, agri lati (Verg., Aen., 8, 8): a considerable loss, damnum grave (opposed to leve): to have a considerable income, *luculentiore reditu uti. Vid, . also, GREAT, LARGE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for considerable?
- The usual Latin words for “considerable” are magnus, grandis, gravis; also lūculentus, tenuis, levis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.