tolerable
See also: tolérable
English
Alternative forms
- tollerable (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: tol‧er‧able
Adjective
tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
- Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
- Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
- 1964, European Broadcasting Union, EBU Review: Programmes, Administration, Law, volume 83, page 22:
- A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all.
- Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
- In fair health; passably well.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable
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Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so
Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable
In fair health; passably well
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Adverb
tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
- (dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tolerābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerables)
- tolerable
- Antonym: intolerable
Derived terms
- tolerabilitat
Related terms
Further reading
- “tolerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tolerable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “tolerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tolerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin tolerābilis.
Related terms
Further reading
- “tolerable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tolerābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toleˈɾable/ [t̪o.leˈɾa.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: to‧le‧ra‧ble
Adjective
tolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerables)
- tolerable
- Antonym: intolerable
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tolerable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /toleˈɾable/ [to.lɛˈɾab.lɛ]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: to‧le‧rab‧le
Adjective
tolerable (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
- tolerable
- Synonyms: mapagtitiisan, matitiis, mababata
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