endurable
Use Endurable in a sentence
ə adjective
capable of being endured; bearable; tolerable.
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endure (ɪnˈdjʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to undergo (hardship, strain, privation, etc) without yielding; bear |
| 2. | (tr) to permit or tolerate |
| 3. | (intr) to last or continue to exist |
| [C14: from Old French endurer, from Latin indūrāre to harden, from dūrus hard] | |
| en'durable | |
| —adj | |
| endura'bility | |
| —n | |
| en'durableness | |
| —n | |
| en'durably | |
| —adv | |
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Endurable
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example sentences
Soaked blankets, overcoats, and shelter-tents were cast off to lighten the load and make marching more endurable.
These facilities must be able to provide survivable protection and enable continued, endurable operations.
Allow a period of adjustment to make further heat exposure endurable.
The robots were really funny, except the bad one which was frightening for sure, but endurable.
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