sufferable Meaning & Definition
What Does Sufferable Mean?
Sufferable is an adjective that means Able to suffer, endure, or tolerate. It is also used to mean Capable of being endured, tolerated, permitted, or allowed.
Quick Facts About Sufferable
| Part of speech | adjective |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsʌfəɹəb(ə)l/ |
| Synonyms | tolerable, endurable and permissible |
| Comparative / superlative | more sufferable, most sufferable |
Sufferable Definition (Adjective)
- Able to suffer, endure, or tolerate.
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- Capable of being endured, tolerated, permitted, or allowed.
Synonyms of Sufferable
Sufferable synonyms and antonyms →Sufferable in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
sufferable (comparative more sufferable, superlative most sufferable)
Words That Rhyme With Sufferable
Origin of Sufferable
From Middle English sufferable, souffrable (“bearable, endurable, tolerable; allowable, permissible; able to or willing to bear hardship; forbearing, long-suffering; calm, self-restrained, slow to anger; capable of suffering”), from Anglo-Norman sufferable, souffrable, and Old French souffrable, suffrable (“sufferable, tolerable”)),[1] from Medieval Latin sufferābilis, from Latin sufferre[2] + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’). Sufferre is the present active infinitive of sufferō, subferō (“to bear or carry under; to bear, endure, suffer, undergo”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, under’) + ferō (“to bear, carry; to endure, suffer, tolerate”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”)). The English word is analysable as suffer + -able.
Questions People Ask About Sufferable
What part of speech is sufferable?
Sufferable is an adjective.
What is another word for sufferable?
Words with a similar meaning to sufferable include tolerable, endurable and permissible. See the full list of sufferable synonyms and antonyms.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of sufferable?
The comparative form is more sufferable and the superlative form is most sufferable.