Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possible to be endured; tolerable or bearable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- That can be endured or suffered; not beyond endurance.
- Durable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be endured;
tolerable ;bearable . - adjective Capable of
enduring ; likely toendure ;durable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being borne though unpleasant
Etymologies
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Examples
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Apparently what I must do to make life more endurable is to follow my principles, with the hope that enough of this feeling will rub off on my associates to being a chain reaction.
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What makes the absence endurable is the addition of Will Clark from Baltimore.
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Still in these it is often compensated by descriptions of natural scenery so life-like and so enthusiastic that even the most _blasé_ of novel readers is carried along in a state of what may be called endurable tediousness.
James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury 1876
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Lara Yuan '10 manages to make One Republic endurable, which is no mean feat, while Emily Francis' 13 deftly executes her solo combinations with the skill of an upperclassman.
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Calvin had regarded the "silly things" in our Prayer Book as "endurable," not so Knox.
John Knox and the Reformation Andrew Lang 1878
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Seems a lot simpler, more endurable, and reflects the individual rights the Founders wanted to protect.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Help Draft the Federalism Restoration Amendment 2010
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That truth stated, an essential question must be asked: If you are in a marriage that feels like a death sentence and maybe is, if you have tried and tried to make things more endurable but cannot -- what is the worst damage to children: to stay or leave?
Martha L. Wellington: Still Haunted by My Children's Pain: Was My "Tough Love" Worth It? Martha L. Wellington 2011
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That truth stated, an essential question must be asked: If you are in a marriage that feels like a death sentence and maybe is, if you have tried and tried to make things more endurable but cannot -- what is the worst damage to children: to stay or leave?
Martha L. Wellington: Still Haunted by My Children's Pain: Was My "Tough Love" Worth It? Martha L. Wellington 2011
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So I know I will go home tonight to a warm house and have a hot meal, and this alone will make my winter endurable.
Tim Giago: South Dakota Winters Set Records That Still Stand Tim Giago 2011
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So I know I will go home tonight to a warm house and have a hot meal, and this alone will make my winter endurable.
Tim Giago: South Dakota Winters Set Records That Still Stand Tim Giago 2011
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