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ponderment

noun

Etymology

From ponder + -ment.

  1. derived from ponderāre — “to weigh, ponder”
  2. derived from ponderer — “to weigh, balance, ponder”
  3. inherited from ponderen
  4. suffixed as ponderment — “ponder + ment”

Definitions

  1. A mental state characterized by pondering

    A mental state characterized by pondering; a feeling of doubt and curiosity.

    • Now, while in deep and serious Ponderment I watch’d the Motions of his next Intent, He wheel’d about, as one full bent to try The Matter in Dispute ’twixt him and I;
    • My bewildered mind was deep in ponderment, and the distant croaking of ravens blended in evil litany with my thoughts.
    • Dutifully and in a haze of ponderment I followed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA