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intolerable

/ˌɪnˈtɒləəbəl/in-TO-lur-uh-buhl
/ˌɪnˈtɑlɚəbəl/in-TAH-lur-uh-buhl

Meaningunbearable

Common meaning: unbearable

‘in, into’ + ‘to bear, endure’ → intolerable

Journey through time

  1. Latintolerō‘to bear, endure’
  2. Englishintolerable‘unbearable’ · today

in- also in: incestinciteinduceinfamyinfant

toler also in: toleranttolerate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin tolerō ‘to bear, endure’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tolerō, p. 1876 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • tolerō Latin “to bear, endure”

Related words

toleranttolerate

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