English Explanatory Dictionary

intolerable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
  2. Extremely offensive or insulting.
  3. Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ /ɪnˈtɒləɹəbl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-intolerable.wav

Word forms

intolerable more intolerable most intolerable untolerable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English intolerable, borrowed from Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerable.

Synonyms

insufferable insupportable unbearable unsittable

Derived words

intolerability intolerableness intolerably
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