Able to be endured, tolerated, or borne without being completely unbearable or breaking down.
From 'endure' plus '-able' suffix (from Latin '-abilis'), forming an adjective meaning 'capable of being endured' or 'tolerable'.
The shift from 'endurable' to 'tolerable' shows how languages drift—'endurable' sounds stronger, more active, while 'tolerable' feels passive and resigned, so poets prefer endurable for inspiring resilience.
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