bearable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbɛrəbəl/ UK /ˈbɛərəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to be endured or tolerated A cool breeze made the afternoon heat just bearable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to be endured or... endurabletolerablesufferablesupportablemanageable ↔ Opposites unbearableintolerableinsufferableunendurable Word family Derived forms bearablybearableness Related forms bear Etymology AI details From bear ('to carry, endure', Old English beran) plus the suffix -able. beran Old English *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bearable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbɛrəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɛərəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. able to be endured or tolerated ## Examples - A cool breeze made the afternoon heat just bearable. ## Synonyms - endurable - tolerable - sufferable - supportable - manageable ## Antonyms - unbearable - intolerable - insufferable - unendurable ## Derived Forms - bearably - bearableness ## Related Forms - bear ## Roots and Affixes - Root: beran - Root: *bʰer- ## Etymology From bear ('to carry, endure', Old English beran) plus the suffix -able. ## AI Etymology Bearable is an adjective meaning "able to be endured or tolerated". Historically, it is from bear ('to carry, endure', Old English beran) plus the suffix -able. The visible construction is part of the etymology: bearable is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "able to be endured or tolerated", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old English beran with Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Close English family members include bearably, bearableness, and bear. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown