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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Word of the Day

2 July 2024

CIRCULATE

(verb) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; “Blood circulates in my veins”; “The air here does not circulate”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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