Definitions for tolerableˈtɒl ər ə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tol•er•a•bleˈtɒl ər ə bəl(adj.)
capable of being tolerated; endurable.
fairly good; not bad.
Chiefly Dial. in fair health.
Category: Informal
Origin of tolerable:
1375–1425; late ME < L tolerābilis=tolerā(re) to tolerate+-bilis -ble
tol′er•a•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
tolerable(adj)
capable of being borne or endured
"the climate is at least tolerable"
adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable(adj)
about average; acceptable
"more than adequate as a secretary"
Wiktionary
tolerable(Adverb)
tolerably; passably; moderately.
tolerable(Adjective)
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
tolerable(Adjective)
Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
tolerable(Adjective)
Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
tolerable(Adjective)
In fair health; passably well.
Webster Dictionary
Tolerable(adj)
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
Tolerable(adj)
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
Translations for tolerable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uithoubaarAfrikaans
- يُمْكِن إحْتِمالهArabic
- поносимBulgarian
- tolerávelPortuguese (BR)
- snesitelnýCzech
- leidlichGerman
- udholdeligDanish
- ανεκτόςGreek
- tolerableSpanish
- talutavEstonian
- قابل تحملFarsi
- siedettäväFinnish
- tolérableFrench
- נִסבַּלHebrew
- सहनीयHindi
- podnošljivCroatian
- tűrhetőHungarian
- bisa ditahankanIndonesian
- þolanlegurIcelandic
- tollerabileItalian
- 我慢できるJapanese
- 참을 수 있는Korean
- pakenčiamasLithuanian
- []ciešams; izturamsLatvian
- boleh tahanMalay
- verdraaglijkDutch
- utholdeligNorwegian
- znośnyPolish
- قابل تحملPersian
- په زغمل كيدونكى توګهPashto
- tolerávelPortuguese
- suportabil, tolerabilRomanian
- выносимыйRussian
- znesiteľnýSlovak
- znosenSlovenian
- podnošljivSerbian
- uthärdligSwedish
- สามารถทนได้Thai
- dayanılır, tahammül edilebilirTurkish
- 可忍受的Chinese (Trad.)
- терпимий, стерпнийUkrainian
- قابل برداشتUrdu
- có thể tha thứVietnamese
- 可忍受的Chinese (Simp.)
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