SUFFERABLE

bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sufferable (comparative more sufferable, superlative most sufferable)

(obsolete) Able to suffer or endure; patient.

Capable of being tolerated, endured or permitted; allowable; tolerable.

Antonyms

• insufferable

Source: Wiktionary


Suf"fer*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. souffrable.]

1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] "Ye must be sufferable." Chaucer.

2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable.

– Suf"fer*a*ble*ness, n.

– Suf"fer*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

coffee icon