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bearable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abideable, livable, survivable, bearable, endurable, portable, sufferable, supportable, tolerable, withstandable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Able to be borne or carried; portable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: portatile, shiftable, transportable, bearable, carriable, fieldable, grab-and-go, handcarried, portable, portative, totable

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being borne though unpleasant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sufferable punishment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: endurable, sufferable, supportable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English berable, equivalent to bear + -able.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: търпи́м (tǎrpím) — able to be borne
  • Bulgarian: сно́сен (snósen) — able to be borne
  • Bulgarian: поноси́м (ponosím) — able to be borne
  • Catalan: suportable — able to be borne
  • Czech: snesitelný — able to be borne
  • Dutch: draaglijk — able to be borne
  • Finnish: siedettävä — able to be borne
  • French: vivable — able to be borne
  • French: supportable — able to be borne
  • German: erträglich — able to be borne
  • Greek: ανεκτός (anektós) — able to be borne
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνεκτός (anektós) — able to be borne
  • Ancient Greek: φορητός (phorētós) — able to be borne
  • Hungarian: kibírható — able to be borne
  • Hungarian: elviselhető — able to be borne
  • Irish: sofhulaingthe — able to be borne
  • Italian: sopportabile — able to be borne
  • Latin: tolerabilis — able to be borne
  • Old English: āberendlīċ — able to be borne
  • Polish: znośny — able to be borne
  • Polish: do wytrzymania — able to be borne
  • Portuguese: suportável — able to be borne
  • Russian: терпи́мый (terpímyj) — able to be borne
  • Russian: сно́сный (snósnyj) — able to be borne
  • Russian: выноси́мый (vynosímyj) — able to be borne
  • Spanish: soportable — able to be borne
  • Spanish: tolerable — able to be borne
  • Spanish: llevadero — able to be borne
  • Walloon: eduråve — able to be borne
  • Walloon: sopoirtåve — able to be borne
Real reading context

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