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View synonyms for bearable

bearable

[ bair-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being endured or tolerated; endurable.


bearable

/ ˈbɛərəbəl /

adjective

  1. endurable; tolerable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbearably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • beara·ble·ness noun
  • beara·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bearable1

First recorded in 1540–50; bear 1 + -able
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Example Sentences

Movies to be watched on planes, making bearable the three or nine hours spent in a tin can, squashed on all sides, munching tiny pretzels and trying not to order yet another gin and tonic.

“Therapy has made my life bearable,” she said.

But the show is surprisingly bearable with Blue’s tender honesty at its center.

Open-air restaurants and cafes along the Mekong River had giant fans that made the climate bearable.

Sure, I needed a seatbelt extender, and was pretty squished, but it was a bearable torture to get to see the world.

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