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   tolerable

   /ˈtɒl(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be endured: "a stimulant to make life more tolerable" Similar bearableendurablesufferablesupportablebrookableadmissiblemanageablepardonableexcusableforgivableOpposite intolerable
   • ▪ fairly good; mediocre: "he was fond of music and had a tolerable voice" Similar fairly goodpassableadequateall rightacceptablegood enoughsufficiently goodsufficientsatisfactorymoderately goodnot (too) badaveragefairdecentrespectablepresentableadmissibleallowablemediocremiddlingordinaryrun-of-the-millworkadayindifferentunremarkableundistinguishedunexceptionalamateuramateurishinformal:OKso-sofair-to-middlingnothing to write home aboutno great shakesnot up to muchnot much copbog-standardvanillaplain vanillahalf-pieOpposite unacceptableexceptionalappalling

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin tolerabilis, from tolerare (see tolerate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tolerability noun
   • 2. tolerably adverb
   • 3. tolerableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOLERABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TOLERABLE definition: 1. of a quality that is acceptable, although certainly not good: 2. of a quality that is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of TOLERABLE is capable of being borne or endured. How to use tolerable in a sentence.

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   If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that it is fairly good and reasonably satisfactory, but not of the highest quality or standard.

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   Tolerable definition: capable of being tolerated; endurable. See examples of TOLERABLE used in a sentence.

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   Something that's tolerable is something you're able to live with. The best thing you can say about sleeping in a tent with your younger siblings might be that it's tolerable. If you can tolerate something, or put up with it, it's tolerable.

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   Define tolerable. tolerable synonyms, tolerable pronunciation, tolerable translation, English dictionary definition of tolerable. adj. 1. Capable of being tolerated; endurable: found the workload tolerable and so kept the job. 2. Acceptable but not superior; passable: "This encouraged...

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   Definition of tolerable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.