endurable

[en-doo r-uh-buh l, -dyoo r-] /ɛnˈdʊər ə bəl, -ˈdyʊər-/

adjective

capable of being endured; bearable; tolerable.

Origin

1600-10; endure + -able

Related forms

endurability, endurableness, noun

endurably, adverb

nonendurable, adjective

unendurability, adjective

unendurable, adjective

unendurableness, noun

unendurably, adverb

Examples from the web for endurable

For theirs is no ordinary insolence,-no common and endurable audacity.
The robots were really funny, except the bad one which was frightening for sure, but endurable.
But by making life less endurable for coyotes in your area, you can increase the likelihood that they will go somewhere else.
Collected knowledge of all facility experiments and measurements needs to be captured as endurable data.
These facilities must be able to provide survivable protection and enable continued, endurable operations.
It relies on survivable and endurable command centers and a redundant, survivable communications network.
And in the past, either nation faltered in really making this relationship endurable.
Soaked blankets, overcoats, and shelter-tents were cast off to lighten the load and make marching more endurable.
Facilities must be able to provide staff with survivable protection and must enable continued and endurable operations.
Allow a period of adjustment to make further heat exposure endurable.

Word Origin and History for endurable

adj.

c.1600, "able to endure," from endure + -able. Meaning "able to be endured" is from c.1800. Related: Endurably.