tolerable

See also: tolérable

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: tol‧er‧able

Adjective

tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)

  1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
  2. 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.
  3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
  4. In fair health; passably well.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

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Adverb

tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)

  1. (dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tolerābilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerables)

  1. tolerable
    Antonym: intolerable

Derived terms

  • tolerabilitat

Further reading

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin tolerābilis.

Adjective

tolerable m or f (plural tolerables)

  1. tolerable
    Antonym: intolerable

Further reading

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)

  1. tolerable
    Antonym: intolerable

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tolerable.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /toleˈɾable/ [to.lɛˈɾab.lɛ]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: to‧le‧rab‧le

Adjective

tolerable (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. tolerable
    Synonyms: mapagtitiisan, matitiis, mababata
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