bearability
Capacity for endurance
The quality of being bearable—capable of being endured or tolerated.
Bearability suggests something unpleasant that nonetheless falls within the limits of what one can withstand: The bearability of the commute depends on the podcast.
Often used to discuss degrees of discomfort: Air conditioning raised the bearability of summer in the South.
Acceptableness of something unpleasant
- manageabilityEase of being controlled
- survivabilityCapacity to endure
- livabilityResidential quality of place
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
durability · stamina · persistence · fortitude · tenacity · grit · hardiness · perseverance
Consent to receive
- patienceCalm during delays
- composureEmotional self-control
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
resignation · acquiescence · long-suffering · self-control · serenity · calm · adaptability · adjustment
Mild physical or mental distress
- painBodily or emotional distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
adversity · tribulation · ordeal · trial · burden · struggle · difficulty · misery
tolerability
Acceptableness of something unpleasant
- manageabilityEase of being controlled
- survivabilityCapacity to endure
- livabilityResidential quality of place
sustainability · durability · stamina · persistence · fortitude · tenacity · grit · hardiness · perseverance · steadfastness
acceptance
Consent to receive
- patienceCalm during delays
- composureEmotional self-control
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
stoicism · resignation · acquiescence · long-suffering · self-control · serenity · calm · adaptability · adjustment · accommodation
discomfort
Mild physical or mental distress
- painBodily or emotional distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
affliction · adversity · tribulation · ordeal · trial · burden · struggle · difficulty · misery · anguish
limit
Maximum allowed extent
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- saturationState of complete permeation
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
bearabilityunbearability
Quality defying endurance
intolerability · unbearableness · torment · agony · hellishness