Definitions for tolerable
ˈtɒl ər ə bəltol·er·a·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. tolerableadjective

   capable of being borne or endured

   "the climate is at least tolerable"

2. adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerableadjective

   about average; acceptable

   "more than adequate as a secretary"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tolerableadverb

   tolerably; passably; moderately.

2. tolerableadjective

   Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.

3. tolerableadjective

   Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.

4. tolerableadjective

   Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.

5. tolerableadjective

   In fair health; passably well.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tolerableadjective

   Etymology: tolerable, Fr. tolerabilis, Lat.

   1. Supportable; that may be endured or supported.

   Yourselves, who have fought them, ye so excuse, as that ye would have men to think ye judge them not allowable, but tolerable only, and to be borne with, for the furtherance of your purposes, till the corrupt estate of the church may be better reformed. Richard Hooker.

   It shall be more tolerable for Sodom in the day of judgment than for that city. Mat. x. 15.

   Cold and heat scarce tolerable. John Milton.

   There is nothing of difficulty in the external performance, but what hypocrisy can make tolerable to itself. John Tillotson.

   2. Not excellent; not contemptible; passable.

   The reader may be assured of a tolerable translation. Dryd.

   Princes have it in their power to keep a majority on their side by any tolerable administration, till provoked by continual oppressions. Jonathan Swift.

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1. tolerable

   Tolerable refers to something that is bearable or acceptable. It can involve enduring a situation, behavior, or condition that may not be entirely comfortable or satisfactory but is still manageable or sufficiently good to put up with. The term is subjective and can vary based on individual thresholds or standards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tolerableadjective

   capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally

2. Tolerableadjective

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tolerable

   tol′ėr-a-bl, adj. that may be tolerated or endured: moderately good or agreeable: not contemptible.—ns. Tolerabil′ity, Tol′erableness.—adv. Tol′erably.—n. Tol′erance, the tolerating or enduring of offensive persons or opinions, charity, patience, indulgence.—adj. Tol′erant, tolerating: enduring: indulgent: favouring toleration.—adv. Tol′erantly.—v.t. Tol′erāte, to bear: to endure: to allow by not hindering.—ns. Tolerā′tion, act of tolerating: allowance of what is not approved: liberty given to a minority to hold and express their own political or religious opinions, and to be admitted to the same civil privileges as the majority; Tolerā′tionist; Tol′erator. [L. tolerāre, -ātum, from tollĕre, to lift up.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tolerable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tolerable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tolerable in a Sentence

1. R. A. Salvatore, Sojourn:

   There is a wide world out there, my friend, full of pain, but filled with joy as well. The former keeps you on the path of growth, and the latter makes the journey tolerable.

2. Yanzhong Huang:

   This is natural. When you're not the victims of the lockdown, you are going to support any measure that makes you safe. Even if you're subject to a lockdown, you might still find it tolerable because it only happens so rarely.

3. Luke Laffin:

   The first is that it is a genetically determined marker of cardiovascular risk that cannot be significantly modified with lifestyle changes, the second is that we do not have easily accessible or tolerable therapies to lower Lp(a) levels. The third reason is that medications that lower Lp(a) levels also lower LDL levels, so it has proven difficult to attribute clinically important effects — like a reduction in heart disease and strokes — to Lp(a) lowering alone.

4. Horace Bushnell:

   It is only Christianity, the great bond of love and duty to God, that makes any existence valuable or even tolerable.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tolerable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tolerable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tolerable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tolerable