intolerable

== English == === Alternative forms === untolerable (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English intolerable, borrowed from Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ tolerable. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɒləɹəbl̩/ Hyphenation: in‧tol‧er‧able === Adjective === intolerable (comparative more intolerable, superlative most intolerable) Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured. [from the 15th c.] Synonyms: insufferable, insupportable, unbearable, unsittable Extremely offensive or insulting. (nuclear power) Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intolerable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “intolerable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ tolerable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [in.tu.ləˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [in.to.ləˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.to.leˈɾa.ble] === Adjective === intolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural intolerables) intolerable Synonym: insuportable Antonym: tolerable ==== Derived terms ==== intolerablement ==== Related terms ==== intolerabilitat === Further reading === “intolerable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “intolerable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “intolerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “intolerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ tolerable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /intoleˈɾable/ [ĩn̪.t̪o.leˈɾa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: in‧to‧le‧ra‧ble === Adjective === intolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural intolerables) intolerable Synonym: insoportable Antonym: tolerable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “intolerable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025