adj
Meaning 1
Not to be endured; intolerable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unendurable
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/ˌʌn.ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/
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adjective
Meaning 2
incapable of being put up with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an intolerable degree of sentimentality
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intolerable, unbearable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- Latin indūrō Latin indūrāreder. Old French endurerbor. Middle English enduren English endure Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English endurable English unendurable From un- + endurable.