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endurable
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adjective
capable of being
endured
;
bearable; tolerable.
Origin:
1600–10;
endure
+
-able
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en·dur·a·ble·ness,
noun
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adjective
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World English Dictionary
endure
(ɪnˈdjʊə)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
endurable
c.1600, able to endure, from
endure
+
-able
. Meaning able to be endured is from c.1800.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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