† comportableadj.

Etymology: < comport v. + -able suffix.

Obsolete.

1. Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable, bearable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [adjective] > forbearing or tolerant > endurable or tolerable

portablec1450

supportablec1450

tolerablea1500

durable1509

comportable1599

tractable1605

bearable1656

endurable1800

brookable1824

liveable1841

1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. at Comportáble Tolerable, comportable, to be borne withall.

1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica xxxiii. 464 To prove that..Religions differing in substantiall points are comportable in the same kingdome.

1665 T. Mall Offer of Farther Help Ep. to Rdr. sig. A3 Expected evils are the more comportable.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxxviii. 319 Comportable fool.

2. ? Accordant, consistent.

ΚΠ

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. Pref. sig. A2^v Casting the rules and cautions of this Art, into some comportable Methode.

Derivatives

comˈportableness n. endurableness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [noun] > forbearance or tolerance > quality of being endurable or tolerable

comportableness1642

supportableness1649

patiency1655

tolerablenessa1678

bearableness1727

supportability1800

livableness1860

bearability1881

1642 Certain Considerations Duties Prince & People 18 In every one of them the comportablenesse and stability depended onely on the well regulating of the Soveraigne power.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	comportable
释义	† comportableadj. Etymology: < comport v. + -able suffix. Obsolete. 1. Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable, bearable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [adjective] > forbearing or tolerant > endurable or tolerable portablec1450 supportablec1450 tolerablea1500 durable1509 comportable1599 tractable1605 bearable1656 endurable1800 brookable1824 liveable1841 1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. at Comportáble Tolerable, comportable, to be borne withall. 1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica xxxiii. 464 To prove that..Religions differing in substantiall points are comportable in the same kingdome. 1665 T. Mall Offer of Farther Help Ep. to Rdr. sig. A3 Expected evils are the more comportable. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxxviii. 319 Comportable fool. 2. ? Accordant, consistent. ΚΠ 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. Pref. sig. A2^v Casting the rules and cautions of this Art, into some comportable Methode. Derivatives comˈportableness n. endurableness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [noun] > forbearance or tolerance > quality of being endurable or tolerable comportableness1642 supportableness1649 patiency1655 tolerablenessa1678 bearableness1727 supportability1800 livableness1860 bearability1881 1642 Certain Considerations Duties Prince & People 18 In every one of them the comportablenesse and stability depended onely on the well regulating of the Soveraigne power. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1599
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