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tolerable

[tol-er-uh-buh

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adjective

capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.

fairly good; not bad.

Informal. in fair health.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tolerābilis, equivalent to tolerā(re) to endure + -bilis -ble

Related forms

tol·er·a·ble·ness, tol·er·a·bil·i·ty, noun

tol·er·a·bly, adverb

non·tol·er·a·ble, adjective

non·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun

non·tol·er·a·b·ly, adverb

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un·tol·er·a·ble, adjective

un·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun

un·tol·er·a·b·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. bearable, supportable. 2. passable, middling, indifferent, so-so.

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Example Sentences

Some recent developments, however, have helped put this season into a more tolerable perspective.

There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.

If this were done merely in marketing materials, it might be tolerable.

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Some recent developments, however, have helped put this season into a more tolerable perspective.

There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.

If this were done merely in marketing materials, it might be tolerable.

And perhaps it is tolerable to so many because it has become so familiar.

Many will say that nothing more than zero radioactive releases is ever tolerable.

African nations bolstered their protective measures, and the combined effort seemed to reduce poaching to a tolerable minimum.

Improved phone ergonomics make longer calls tolerable.

They make all the weird travel experiences tolerable.

Rather, there are often small things you can do that will make things more tolerable.

But because such mistakes are rare, they are tolerable.

So instead of curing cancer, he suggests doctors aim to stabilize the tumor at a tolerable size.

But all that might have been tolerable if participants had been observed as they compared the candidates' proposals and positions.

Welles' general nature and appearance it is tolerable.

Maybe images/languages on student t-shirts are tolerable when they are political.

But the currency itself may help keep the gap in growth rates tolerable.

For the average person, the amount of heat that is tolerable merely influences food choice.

In the short run, the dirigiste state may be tolerable.

The natural bounty of those places made the occasional hurricane or tsunami tolerable.

Air-conditioning had made staying in the city tolerable.

Just an injection with some uppers to make waking up slightly more tolerable.

After the soaking, take a minute to remove the stems and seeds, which will reduce the heat to a tolerable level.

The odds of success are understood and the time to market is tolerable.

It's all more tolerable with a prescription drug to round off the edges, many people have found.

Many economists thinks higher inflation is tolerable for the sake of higher unemployment.

He has made a tolerable peace with himself and his predicaments.

Blacks and whites work together in tolerable harmony.

Though conditions were difficult, they appear tolerable.

The restaurant's booths and chairs can be charitably described as tolerable.

Small, frequent meals may be more tolerable than large, less frequent meals.

It's a lot more tolerable if you view it as entertainment.

But the investigators said the side effects in their trials were generally tolerable and the benefits outweighed the risk.

Foreign countries should treat it as tolerable and acceptable.

The members also said they worried that the program sent a message that bigotry was tolerable.

Survanabhumi is more tolerable but still not up to scratch.

Nichols has made a movie that is a good deal more tolerable than any such gimmick movie has a right to be.

He makes the illogical deception amusing and tolerable.

They arrange to cover for each other, helping make the busy season tolerable for everyone.

Affleck is tolerable as a selfish, arrogant handmaiden to the stars.

Gadgets to make calling, printing and working in small spaces more tolerable.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

tolerable (ˈtɒlərəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	able to be tolerated; endurable
2.	permissible
3.	informal fairly good

'tolerableness

—n

tolera'bility

—n

'tolerably

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

tolerable

1422, "bearable," from M.Fr. tolerable (14c.), from L. tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Meaning "moderate, middling, not bad" is recorded from 1548.

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