Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ponderance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pon-der-ance
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Weight; gravity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or an instance of pondering; that which one ponders.

Example Sentences

"If, said he, the air is the cause of this phenomenon, it is because it has ponderance and fluidity"
"Ponderances.com Subject: Thoughts for pondering and for having a chuckle or two.com Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic."
"[…] many other parts of life can come to fruition with a really good, concentrated, yet leisurely (enjoyment is key), pondering. […] My Current Top 5 Ponderances (In no particular order and these can change at any time) 1) Okay, this one is kind of common for us single gals: […]"
"Merely pondering and then making plans with your ponderance is the key. The French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said: "A goal without a plan is just a wish.""
"[…] sense of truth into the existentialist pondering the meaning of the statement. […] To reach a blissful state of knowing, an examined life of discipline and ritualistic ponderance about one's self must be lived, […]"

Etymology

From Latin ponderans, present participle of ponderare (“to weigh”). Compare Old French ponderant (“of weight”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ponderans

Usage

Inflected Forms

ponderances (plural)

Derived Forms

equiponderance

Questions

What does ponderance mean?: Weight; gravity.
Where does ponderance come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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