Ponder vs. Ponderous
Difference Between Ponder and Ponderous
Ponder➦
To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
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Ponderous➦
slow and clumsy because of great weight
a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man
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Ponder➦
To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.
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Ponderous➦
Having great weight
"The new metal ... was denser, more ponderous than gold" (Oliver Sacks).
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Ponder➦
To wonder, think of deeply.
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Ponderous➦
Slow and labored because of great bulk or weight
"The massive turtle ... trudged on resolutely, making good time for such a labored and ponderous gait" (Rick Bass).
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Ponder➦
To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
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Ponderous➦
Difficult to maneuver or control because of great bulk or weight
ponderous luggage.
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Ponder➦
(obsolete) To weigh.
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Ponderous➦
Slow or difficult to manage, especially because of complexity
ponderous legal procedures.
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Ponder➦
(colloquial) A period of deep thought.
I lit my pipe and had a ponder about it, but reached no definite conclusion.
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Ponderous➦
Dull and lacking grace or fluency
a ponderous speech.
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Ponder➦
To weigh.
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Ponderous➦
Heavy, massive, weighty.
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Ponder➦
To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.
Ponder the path of thy feet.
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Ponderous➦
Serious, onerous, oppressive.
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Ponder➦
To think; to deliberate; to muse; - usually followed by on or over.
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Ponderous➦
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
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Ponder➦
reflect deeply on a subject;
I mulled over the events of the afternoon
philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
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Ponderous➦
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
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Ponderous➦
(rare) Characterized by or associated with pondering.
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Ponderous➦
(obsolete) Dense.
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Ponderous➦
Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.
The sepulcher . . . Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws.
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Ponderous➦
Important; momentous; forcible.
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Ponderous➦
Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.
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Ponderous➦
slow and laborious because of weight;
the heavy tread of tired troops
moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
ponderous prehistoric beasts
a ponderous yawn
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Ponderous➦
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness;
a ponderous stone
a ponderous burden
ponderous weapons
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Ponderous➦
labored and dull;
a ponderous speech
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