About The Word Tolerable
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Tolerable
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What's The Definition Of Tolerable?
[adj] capable of being borne; "tolerable noise levels"
[adj] neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" [adj] capable of being tolerated; "sufferable difficulties" [adj] able to be tolerated or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tolerable: acceptable | bearable | endurable | indifferent | ordinary | passable | permissible | so-so(p) | sufferable | supportable Related Terms | Find terms related to Tolerable: See Also | Tolerable In Webster's Dictionary \Tol"er*a*ble\, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F.
tol['e]rable. See {Tolerate}.]
1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either
physically or mentally.
As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce
tolerable. --Milton.
2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very
excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or
received without disgust, resentment, or opposition;
passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable
entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden. --
{Tol"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tol"er*a*bly}, adv.
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