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- [tol-er-uh-buh l]
- /ˈtɒl ər ə bəl/
- /ˈtɒl.ər.ə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tol-er-uh-buh l]
- /ˈtɒl ər ə bəl/
Definitions of tolerable word
- adjective tolerable capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable. 1
- adjective tolerable fairly good; not bad. 1
- adjective tolerable Informal. in fair health. 1
- adjective tolerable bearable 1
- adjective tolerable If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that you can bear it, even though it is unpleasant or painful. 0
- adjective tolerable If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that it is fairly good and reasonably satisfactory, but not of the highest quality or standard. 0
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Origin of tolerable
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin tolerābilis, equivalent to tolerā(re) to endure + -bilis -ble
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Parts of speech for Tolerable
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tolerable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tolerable
adv tolerable
- a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- in reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
adj tolerable
- a-ok — in perfect working order; excellent
- abstinent — forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- admissible — If evidence is admissible, it is allowed in a court of law.
- aok — Alternative spelling of A-okay.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
adjective tolerable
- allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- decent — Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
- endurable — Able to be endured; bearable.
- indifferent — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
Antonyms for tolerable
adj tolerable
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
adjective tolerable
- inexecutable — That cannot be executed or carried out.
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