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BEARABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bearable mean?
• BEARABLE (adjective)
The adjective BEARABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being borne though unpleasant
Familiarity information: BEARABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being borne though unpleasant
Synonyms:
bearable; endurable; sufferable; supportable
Context example:
sufferable punishment
Similar:
tolerable (capable of being borne or endured)
Derivation:
bear (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)
Context examples
Well, she succeeded somewhat, for, though sympathy can't alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Anything might be bearable rather than such reproaches.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
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