bearable

[ bair-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being endured or tolerated; endurable.

bearable

/ ˈbɛərəbəl /

adjective

1. endurable; tolerable

Derived Forms

• ˈbearably, adverb

Other Words From

• beara·ble·ness noun
• beara·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bearable¹

First recorded in 1540–50; bear ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

I uploaded the most bearable photo, and within milliseconds Qoves returned a report card of the 10 “predicted flaws” on my face.

From MIT Technology Review

Why a basic ice scraper with brass blade still winsYes, there are tons of windshield ice scrapers with extra features to make a frustrating chore a bit more bearable, but sometimes there’s just no reason to mess with a winning formula.

From Popular-Science

He said thinking about Khashoggi is one of the few things that makes the pain bearable.

From Washington Post

Lastly I asked about whether any conveniences of modern consumer tech had made it more bearable to spend long periods of time in space, for instance the fairly recent capability to do video calls.

From TechCrunch

For this act to succeed, Congress must pass urgent fiscal stimulus support to give citizens the food, income, and employment security needed to make these measures bearable and compliance possible.

From Fortune

Anja always comes through, and she makes the awful somehow bearable.

From The Daily Beast

What makes the pain bearable is a memory of Robin, at lunch, when she suddenly smashes a lemon meringue pie into her own face.

From The Daily Beast

Just a gradual, bearable, steady impoverishment in a world where savings linked to the value of paper money languish.

From The Daily Beast

When the stages of life are followed in order: birth, aging, illness, and death—they are bearable.

From The Daily Beast

And then write articles arguing that other people should sit bolt upright for hours on end in order to make this choice bearable.

From The Daily Beast

To render this state of things bearable, the inhabitants use, besides the punkas in the rooms, wicker-work made of bamboo.

From Project Gutenberg

The harsh clamor and the dirty disagreeable work were bearable before, but it would not be the same with Robert away.

From Project Gutenberg

“We all think the toothache would be so much more bearable, if it were only in the other tooth,” said the Professor.

From Project Gutenberg

The sky was cloudy all day, and the temperature was therefore more bearable, but the weather was very threatening.

From Project Gutenberg

The cool morning air made it bearable for man and beast to trek.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• livable
• manageable
• passable
• satisfactory
• tolerable