endurable

Adjective

endurable (comparative more endurable, superlative most endurable)

1. Able to be endured; tolerable; bearable.
   • A sharp keen wind blew dead against us; a hard frost prevailed on shore; and the cold was most severe. Yet the air was so intensely clear, and dry, and bright, that the temperature was not only endurable, but delicious.1842, Charles Dickens, chapter II, in American Notes for General Circulation. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC
   • As his bodily strength increased, and his health, considerably impaired by inward suffering, improved, the trouble of his soul became more endurable—and in some measure to endure is to conquer and destroy.1871, George Macdonald, “The Broken Swords”, in The Cruel Painter and Other Stories, London: Strahan & Co., page 191

   Synonyms:

   portable, sufferable, survivable, abideable, bearable, livable, supportable, tolerable, withstandable

2. Capable of enduring; likely to endure; durable.
   • […] the agriculturist would outlive the struggle, and his property be as fixed and endurable as the oaks which were planted by his ancestors.1834 March 21, John Tyrell, Hansard, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2019
   • Albert E. Brum was born into one of Petawawa’s founding families who eventually established one of the area’s most endurable businesses.2012 September 29, Sean Chase, “Surviving Devil's Brigade member to receive Congressional Gold Medal”, in The Toronto Sun

   Synonyms:

   abiding, long-lasting, persistent, chronic, continuate, diuturnal, durable, standing, durative, enduring