Bearable: meaning, definitions and examples

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bearable

 

[ หˆberษ™b(ษ™)l ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

in a situation

Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable; endurable.

Synonyms

acceptable, endurable, manageable, sustainable, tolerable

Examples of usage

  • It was a long and difficult journey, but the beautiful scenery made it bearable.
  • His jokes were so bad that they were barely bearable.
Context #2 | Adjective

in a condition

Capable of being held, or capable of holding; tenable.

Synonyms

credible, defensible, plausible, reasonable, valid

Examples of usage

  • The theory is bearable under certain assumptions.
  • The argument is not bearable in the absence of evidence.

Translations

Translations of the word "bearable" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น suportรกvel

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคนเคจเฅ€เคฏ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ertrรคglich

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terbawa

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั‚ะตั€ะฟะธะผะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ znoล›ny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่€ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (taerareru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท supportable

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ soportable

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท katlanฤฑlabilir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒฌ๋”œ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š” (gyeondil su inneun)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุญุชู…ู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ snesitelnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ znesiteฤพnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฏๅฟๅ—็š„ (kฤ› rฤ›nshรฒu de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ znosljiv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รพolanlegur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆั‹ะดะฐัƒา“ะฐ ะฑะพะปะฐั‚ั‹ะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒกแƒแƒจแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dรถzรผlษ™n

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ soportable

Etymology

The word 'bearable' comes from the verb 'bear', which has Old English and Germanic origins. The suffix '-able' is used to form adjectives indicating capability or capacity. Therefore, 'bearable' means capable of being borne or endured. The word has been in use since the 15th century.

See also: bear, beard, bearer, bearers, bearing, bearish, forbear, forbearance, forbearing, forebear, forebears, overbearing, unbearable, unbearably.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #24,102, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.