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Definition: Sizeable |
SizeableAdjective1. Fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions". 2. Large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: SizeableSynonyms: ample (adj), goodish (adj), goodly (adj), hefty (adj), respectable (adj), sizable (adj), tidy (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sizeable |
| English words defined with "sizeable": cavity ♦ pit. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sizeable": Magnetic Viscosity ♦ palisade plectenchyma ♦ Shoot it in, shopworn goods, shopworn merchandise. (references) |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Victory food from American waters. The crew of Old Glory pulls up a sizeable haul of fish. Almost all of this catch will be filleted and frozen for military and lend-lease shipment. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Germany and Taiwan both enjoy sizeable market shares. (references) | |
The market estimates below show sizeable increases from last year's calculations. (references) | ||
The industry is made up of imported products, mainly those from the United States of America, but there is also a sizeable percentage from European and Asian countries. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Kyrgyz Republic | Despite the sizeable police presence, the small demonstrations that did take place were peaceful and uneventful, and the authorities did not detain, arrest, or jail any demonstrators. (references) |
Chad | A new private television station was registered during the year; however, demand for private television stations are limited by economic conditions, such as the lack of a sizeable audience with the required purchasing power. (references) | |
Economic History | Dominican Republic | There is a sizeable Haitian migrant community in the Dominican Republic. (references) |
Minorities | Indonesia | While many reside in Singapore, there also are sizeable Sino-Indonesian populations in Australia and the U.S. Prominent Sino-Indonesians estimate that approximately half of the Sino-Indonesian men living abroad occasionally return to their homes for short visits to protect their remaining business interests, but most keep their families and the bulk of their capital offshore or in other parts of the country. (references) |
Political Economy | POLAND | New public borrowing has been limited in recent years due to sizeable privatization revenues. (references) |
Luxembourg | Because a sizeable percentage of national revenue is generated by small- and medium-sized companies, efforts at attracting such businesses have been redoubled, with measures taken including enhanced tax breaks for new start-ups. (references) | |
Trade | Benin | Theft of goods from the port of cotonou remains a sizeable problem. (references) |
France | France provides 169 foreign banks; some have sizeable branch networks. (references) | |
Croatia | There has been sizeable foreign investment in Croatia's banks along with some takeover activity by domestic banks. (references) | |
Travel | Chile | For those business people who intend to make sizeable investments in Chile, a temporary resident visa may be advisable. (references) |
Korea | Nonetheless, it is still very Korean and it is imperative that any American doing business in Korea realizes that Seoul is not Los Angeles (even though the latter, in fact, has a sizeable Korean community). (references) | |
Women | Iceland | Despite laws that require equal pay for equal work, a sizeable pay gap continues to exist between men and women: A 2000 survey by a union in Reykjavik showed that women, on average, earned 30 percent less than men. (references) |
Worker Rights | Netherlands | African women, in particular those from Nigeria, make up a sizeable portion of foreign women working illegally as prostitutes. (references) |
Moldova | Once they have arrived at their destinations, traffickers take their passports, require them to "repay" sizeable sums, and force them into sexual bondage. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Now, if we balance the budget for next year, it is projected that we'll then have a sizeable surplus in the years that immediately follow. |
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| "Sizeable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sizeable" is used about 465 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 465 | 12,668 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "sizeable": sizeable-looking. | |
Ending with "sizeable": just-sizeable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sizeable | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sizeable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 相"大. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | قابل ملاحظه(sizable), بزرگ (Adult, Arch, Big, Bulky, Egregious, Enormous, Extensive, Extra, Grand, Grave, Great, Gross, Headman, Jumbo, Large, Lofty, Majestic, Major, Massive, Mighty, Sizable, Swith, Vast, Voluminous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | suurehko (fairly large, largish, rather big). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | marges d'exploitation ont permis de rémunérer régulièrement le capital et d'assurer un autofinancement appréciable (operating results have produced a regular return on capital and permitted a sizeable element of self-financing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ziemlich groß (largish, sizable), ziemlich (a little, almost, comparatively, considerable, enough, fair, fairly, fitting, most, nearly, pretty, proper, quite, rather, reasonable, reasonably, relatively, sizable, some, somewhat, sufficient, sufficiently, to some extent, tolerably), beträchtlich (appreciable, broadly, considerable, considerably, extensive, extensively, goodly, great, handsome, important, notable, notably, respectable, serious, sizable, sizeably, substantially), anständig (above-board, becoming, comely, decent, decently, decorous, decorously, fairly, handsome, handsomely, honest, modest, modestly, perennially, proper, reputable, respectable, self-respecting, sizable, sporting, sportingly, square, upright), ansehnlich (considerable, eminent, handsome, impressive, personable, respectable, respectably, sightly, sizable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μεγάλοσ (big, great, large, sizable, whopping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | jókora (good, sizable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | mooadagh (bulky, expansionist, large, quanitative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | izeablesay значительный (big, considerable, distinguish, epoch making, groundbreaking, handsome, humungous, important, of great importance, pretty, sizable, tidy), порядочного размера (sizable). (various references) prilično velik (sizable). (various references) importante (big, consequential, considerable, deferent, essential, great, important, important thing, large, leading, respectable, serious, significant, sizable, top, valuable, weighty), grande (ample, appreciable, arch, big, bull, colossal, commodious, gigantic, grandee, great, hefty, high, large, lively, lusty, sizable, sore, spanking, tall, unqualified, walloping, wide, widespread, yeoman), considerable (appreciable, considerable, handsome, heavy, material, sizable, substantial, tidy, wide), bastante grande (biggish, sizable). (various references) oldukça büyük (awful, goodish, liberal, pretty big, quite big, sizable), büyükçe (biggish, largish, sizable). (various references) чималий (considerable, generous, sizable, Wally), товстий (abdominous, corpulent, fat, fubsy, lumpish, obese, podgy, porky, portly, pudgy, rotund, sizable, thick), об'"мний (sizable, volumetric). (various references) to (beamy, big, heavy, loud, sizable, swingeing, vastly, voluminous), lớn (full-grow, great, large, sizable), có cỡ lớn (king-sized, sizable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Sizeable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Soziale. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sizeable" (pronounced sī"zubul) |
| 7 | s ī" z u b u l | sizable. |
| 6 | -ī" z u b u l | advisable, inadvisable, realizable, recognizable, unrecognizable. |
| 5 | -z u b u l | analyzable, disposable, divisible, excusable, exercisable, feasible, fusible, implausible, indivisible, inexcusable, infeasible, invisible, plausible, reusable, unfeasible, unusable, usable, visible. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disreputable, distinguishable, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, execrable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: seizable. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-i-l-s-z" | |
-1 letter: bailees, sizable. | |
-2 letters: abeles, abseil, bailee, baizes, belies, bezels, bezils, blazes, lazies, sleaze. | |
-3 letters: abele, ables, aisle, bails, baize, bales, basil, belie, bezel, bezil, biles, bizes, blase, blaze, easel, lazes, lease, sable, seize, zeals. | |
-4 letters: able, ails, albs, alee, ales, bail, bale, bals, base, bees, bels, bias, bile, bise, bize, blae, ease, eels, else. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-i-l-s-z" | |
+2 letters: bestialize, marbleizes, verbalizes. | |
+3 letters: bestialized, bestializes, destabilize, liberalizes, metabolizes, restabilize, sizableness, verbalizers. | |
+4 letters: alphabetizes, destabilized, destabilizes, detribalizes, emblazonries, emblematizes, liberalizers, restabilized, restabilizes. | |
+5 letters: alphabetizers, sizablenesses, squeezability, subspecialize. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 69 7A 65 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .. --.. . .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101001 01111010 01100101 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S i z e a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0069 007A 0065 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5375927167687871 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Sheenish, Sheenagh, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, немецкий, germanski, alemán, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, Greagish, Greagagh, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, Spaainish, Spaainagh, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | 乌克兰, اهل اوکرانی درکشورشوروی , ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnamilainen, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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