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adjective
1.
capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
2.
fairly good; not bad.
3.
Informal. in fair health.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tolerābilis, equivalent to tolerā(re) to endure + -bilis -ble
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
EXPANDSynonyms
1. bearable, supportable. 2. passable, middling, indifferent, so-so.
1. bearable, supportable. 2. passable, middling, indifferent, so-so.
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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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