Intolerability

Intolerability
Intolerability In*tol`er*a*bil"i*ty, n. The quality of being intolerable; intolerableness. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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  • intolerability — 1590s, from L.L. intolerabilitas, from L. intolerabilis (see INTOLERABLE (Cf. intolerable)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • intolerability — noun see intolerable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • intolerability — noun The state of being intolerable; intolerableness …   Wiktionary

  • intolerability — in·tolerability …   English syllables

  • intolerability — (|)in, ən.+ noun : the quality or state of being intolerable …   Useful english dictionary

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  • intolerable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin intolerabilis, from in + tolerabilis tolerable Date: 15th century 1. not tolerable ; unbearable < intolerable pain > 2. excessive • intolerability noun • intolerableness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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