ENDURABLE

bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable

(adjective) capable of being borne though unpleasant; “sufferable punishment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

endurable (comparative more endurable, superlative most endurable)

Able to be endured; tolerable; bearable.

Capable of enduring; likely to endure; durable.

Source: Wiktionary


En*dur"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. endurable. See Endure.]

Definition: Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable. Macaulay.

– En*dur"a*ble*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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