PIE word *upó 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”)), from Medieval Latin sufferābilis, from Latin sufferre + -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.

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supportable endurable bearable

Antonyms

intolerable impermissible insufferable unendurable

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Rhymes for sufferable

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of sufferable?

"sufferable" (adj) means able to put up with pain or hardship.

What is another word for sufferable?

Other words for "sufferable" include supportable, endurable, bearable.

What is the opposite of sufferable?

Opposites of "sufferable" include intolerable, impermissible, insufferable, unendurable.

What are the different meanings of sufferable?

"sufferable" has 2 main meanings: 1. Able to put up with pain or hardship; 2. Able to be put up with, allowed, or accepted.

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