tolerable

[ tol-er-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.

  2. fairly good; not bad.

  1. Informal. in fair health.

Origin of tolerable

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin tolerābilis, equivalent to tolerā(re) to endure + -bilis-ble

Other words for tolerable

Other words from tolerable

  • tol·er·a·ble·ness, tol·er·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • tol·er·a·bly, adverb
  • non·tol·er·a·ble, adjective
  • non·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun
  • non·tol·er·a·bly, adverb
  • un·tol·er·a·ble, adjective
  • un·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·tol·er·a·bly, adverb

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How to use tolerable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tolerable

tolerable

/ (ˈtɒlərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be tolerated; endurable

  2. permissible

  1. informal fairly good

Derived forms of tolerable

  • tolerableness or tolerability, noun
  • tolerably, adverb

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