Bearable: meaning, definitions and examples
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bearable
[ หberษb(ษ)l ]
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.
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:
๐ต๐น suportรกvel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคนเคจเฅเคฏ
๐ฉ๐ช ertrรคglich
๐ฎ๐ฉ terbawa
๐บ๐ฆ ัะตัะฟะธะผะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ znoลny
๐ฏ๐ต ่ใใใใ (taerareru)
๐ซ๐ท supportable
๐ช๐ธ soportable
๐น๐ท katlanฤฑlabilir
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฒฌ๋ ์ ์๋ (gyeondil su inneun)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุญุชู ู
๐จ๐ฟ snesitelnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ znesiteฤพnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฏๅฟๅ็ (kฤ rฤnshรฒu de)
๐ธ๐ฎ znosljiv
๐ฎ๐ธ รพolanlegur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ััะดะฐัาะฐ ะฑะพะปะฐััะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแกแแจแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dรถzรผlษn
๐ฒ๐ฝ 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.