Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unendurable

/ˌʌn.ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: un-en-durable
IPA: /ˌʌn.ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not to be endured; intolerable.

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Latin indūrō Latin indūrāreder. Old French endurerbor. Middle English enduren English endure Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English endurable English unendurable From un- + endurable.

Inflected Forms

more unendurable (comparative) most unendurable (superlative) unindurable (alternative)

Derived Forms

unendurably

Frequently Paired Words

unendurability unendurableness

Synonyms

searing intolerable unbearable

Questions

How do you pronounce unendurable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌn.ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/.
What does unendurable mean?: Not to be endured; intolerable.
Where does unendurable come from?: Etymology tree English un- Latin indūrō Latin indūrāreder. Old French endurerbor. Middle English enduren English endure Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English endurable English unendurable From un- + endurable.

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