Endurable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Endurable is an adjective meaning Able to be endured; tolerable; bearable.
Meaning
Able to be endured; tolerable; bearable.
More Meanings
- Capable of enduring; likely to endure; durable.
Example Sentences
Albert E. Brum was born into one of Petawawa’s founding families who eventually established one of the area’s most endurable businesses.
[…] the agriculturist would outlive the struggle, and his property be as fixed and endurable as the oaks which were planted by his ancestors.
Misery colored by the greens and blues in my mother's voice took all of the grief out of the words and left me with a conviction that pain was not only endurable, it was sweet.
As his bodily strength increased, and his health, considerably impaired by inward suffering, improved, the trouble of his soul became more endurable—and in some measure to endure is to conquer and destroy.
Synonyms for endurable
Depending on context, synonyms include portable, sufferable, survivable, abideable, bearable, livable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tolerable, bearable, supportable, sufferable, durable, sustained.
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