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sufferable

sufferable

7.1
You can put up with it even if it is unpleasant
  • adjective
  • /ˈsʌfərəbəl/
translation icon : soportable
  • The heat during the summer was sufferable because of the cool breeze in the evening.
  • evils are sufferable

Examples

  • The long meeting was sufferable thanks to the interesting discussion we had.

  • While the noise was annoying, it was still sufferable compared to the previous construction work.

  • She found the pain sufferable after taking the medication prescribed by her doctor.

  • The harsh winters in the region are barely sufferable for those unaccustomed to the cold.

  • The pain was sufferable after taking the medication.

  • Is this heat sufferable for you?

  • While the movie was not great, it was sufferable enough for me to stay until the end.

Synonyms

tolerable
vssufferable
31 3.5

Able to be put up with though not very good

is about putting up with unpleasantness rather than referring to acceptability
bearable
vssufferable
25 3.2

Not too painful or unpleasant to handle

is used when people only put up with unpleasant things rather than very hard ones
survivable
vssufferable
3 4.1

Not so serious or dangerous that someone cannot live through it

is about being coped with when merely unpleasant rather than dangerous or life threatening
endurable
vssufferable
1 5.1

People can stand pain or hard work even if it is unpleasant

is about putting up with things rather than actively resisting them
supportable
vssufferable
1 5.4

Able to be tolerated when it is unpleasant

is more about getting through unpleasant cases than being fully accepted

Antonyms

89 3.9

Too painful or unpleasant to stand

42 4.9

So unpleasant or painful that you cannot bear it

How Bearable

bearable
25 3.2
sufferable
7.1
difficult
1.6
intolerable
42 4.9

Surface Forms

sufferable positive

Morphology

sufferable = suffer (transparent) = suffer + able

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'suffer', giving the clear meaning 'able to be suffered/put up with'.

Etymology

Sufferable comes from the verb suffer, which goes back to Latin parts sub- 'under' and ferre 'to carry', and the same 'fer' root appears in transfer ('to carry across'). So, sufferable keeps the idea of being able to 'carry' something unpleasant, which is why it means you can 'bear' or 'put up with' it.