endurable

[ en-door-uh-buhl, -dyoor- ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being endured; bearable; tolerable.

Origin of endurable

1
First recorded in 1600–10; endure + -able

Other words from endurable

  • en·dur·a·bil·i·ty, en·dur·a·ble·ness, noun
  • en·dur·a·bly, adverb
  • non·en·dur·a·ble, adjective
  • un·en·dur·a·bil·i·ty, adjective
  • un·en·dur·a·ble, adjective
  • un·en·dur·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·en·dur·a·bly, adverb

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How to use endurable in a sentence

  • All the while, I’ve been turning it into tactile, huggable grief—grief I’ve held so hard and close, and by making the pillow less durable, I’ve transformed mourning into something endurable.

  • He accordingly betook himself to London, where he had social resources which would, perhaps, make exile endurable.

    Confidence | Henry James
  • Then Perry Thomas blundered in, and compared to him, old Luther and his learned brother were endurable.

  • Cool wind makes weather endurable, but bees terrible in kitchen & around water-hole.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • Lawanne once said to him that a man must worship a God, love a woman, or find a real friendship, to make life endurable.

    The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Norfolk is just endurable in October, when game and 'longshore herrings are in.

    Dross | Henry Seton Merriman