"sizable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsaɪzəbəl/ Forms: more sizable [comparative], most sizable [superlative]
Etymology: From size + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|size|able}} size + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} sizable (comparative more sizable, superlative most sizable)
  1. Fairly large. Synonyms: sizeable Derived forms: sizableness, sizably, unsizable Related terms: resizable Translations (fairly large): εὐρύς (eurús) (Ancient Greek), доста голям (dosta goljam) (Bulgarian), apreciable (Catalan), ampleksa (Esperanto), larĝa (Esperanto), vasta (Esperanto), kookas (Finnish), ample (French), étendu (French), large (French), grandeiro (Galician), ευρύς (evrýs) (Greek), makans (Latgalian), prāvs [masculine] (Latvian), znaczny (Polish), znaczący (Polish), considerável (Portuguese), tomadach (Scottish Gaelic), ansenlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sizable-en-adj-YrPUCVjR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "fairly large",
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          "sense": "fairly large",
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          "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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      "sense": "fairly large",
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