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bearable

American  
[bair-uh-buhl] / ˈbɛər ə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being endured or tolerated; endurable.

bearable British  
/ ˈbɛərəbəl /

adjective

  1. endurable; tolerable

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Other Word Forms

  • bearableness noun
  • bearably adverb

Etymology

Origin of bearable

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

Example Sentences

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There has also been a surge of online advice on how to make time in shelters more bearable.

From Barron's

Maybe this new life would turn out to be bearable, after all.

From Literature

Besides, it wasn’t like we were all buddies who would sit together to make this whole thing more bearable.

From Literature

The chair would make life’s unavoidable irritants that much more bearable.

From Salon

When the weather outside is above zero, it's just about bearable.

From BBC

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