TOLERABLE

adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable

(adjective) about average; acceptable; “more than adequate as a secretary”

tolerable

(adjective) capable of being borne or endured; “the climate is at least tolerable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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.

Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.

In fair health; passably well.

Antonyms

• intolerable

Adverb

tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)

(dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.

Source: Wiktionary

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Tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tolérable. See Tolerate.]

1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect tionearth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. Milton.

2. 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. Dryden.

– Tol"er*a*ble*ness, n.

– Tol"er*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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