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Definitions for intolerable
ɪnˈtɒl ər ə bəlin·tol·er·a·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intolerable, unbearable, unendurableadjective

    incapable of being put up with

    "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"

Wiktionary

  1. intolerableadjective

    Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable.

  2. intolerableadjective

    Extremely offensive or insulting.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Intolerableadjective

    Etymology: intolerabilis, Lat. intolerable, Fr.

    If we bring into one day's thoughts the evil of many, certain and uncertain, what will be and what will never be, our load will be as intolerable as it is unreasonable. Taylor.

    His awful presence did the croud surprize,
    Nor durst the rash spectator meet his eyes;
    Eyes that confess'd him born for kingly sway,
    So fierce, they flash'd intolerable day. Dryden.

    Some men are quickly weary of one thing: the same study long continued in is as intolerable to them, as the appearing long in the same clothes is to a court lady. John Locke.

    From Param's top th' Almighty rode,
    Intolerable day proclaim'd the God. William Broome.

ChatGPT

  1. intolerable

    Intolerable refers to something that is unbearable, unendurable or unacceptable due to extreme discomfort, harm, or dislike. It can pertain to various aspects such as behaviors, attitudes, situations, conditions, or experiences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intolerableadjective

    not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden

  2. Intolerableadjective

    enormous

  3. Etymology: [F. intolrable, L. intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Intolerable

    in-tol′ėr-a-bl, adj. that cannot be endured.—n. Intol′erableness.—adv. Intol′erably.—ns. Intol′erance, Intolerā′tion.—adj. Intol′erant, not able or willing to endure: not enduring difference of opinion: persecuting.—n. one opposed to toleration.—adv. Intol′erantly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intolerable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intolerable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of intolerable in a Sentence

  1. Kathleen Norris:

    Life is easier to take than you think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and bear the intolerable.

  2. Giusi Nicolini:

    Mare Nostrum was an emergency solution to a humanitarian crisis, so closing it was a huge and intolerable step backward.

  3. Governor Cuomo:

    It is intolerable to allow discrimination of transgender individuals and they are one of the most abused, harassed groups in society today.

  4. Meir Dagan:

    Such an outcome is what Israel needs, but it can be achieved only through a full and trusting dialogue with the American administration, based on broad bipartisan support. the risks involved in such a confrontation [with the U.S.] are intolerable.

  5. Brooks Atkinson:

    In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them.

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