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adjective
Date: 15th century
1. capable of being borne or endured <tolerable pain> 2. moderately good or agreeable ; passable <a tolerable singing voice> • tolerability noun • tolerably adverb
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tolérable — [ tɔlerabl ] adj. • 1314; lat. tolerabilis 1 ♦ Qu on peut tolérer, considérer avec indulgence, excuser. ⇒ acceptable, admissible, excusable . « Une négligence continuelle n est pas tolérable » (Voltaire). 2 ♦ (fin XIVe) Qu on peut supporter. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tolerable — Tol er*a*ble, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol[ e]rable. See {Tolerate}.] 1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. [1913 Webster] As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tolerable — Tolerable. adj. de t.g. Qu on peut tolerer. Pensez vous que cela soit tolerable? cela n est pas tolerable. cela est en quelque façon tolerable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
tolerable — (adj.) early 15c., bearable, from M.Fr. tolerable (14c.), from L. tolerabilis that may be endured, from tolerare to tolerate (see TOLERATION (Cf. toleration)). Meaning moderate, middling, not bad is recorded from 1540s. Related: Tolerably … Etymology dictionary
tolerable — [täl′ər ə bəl] adj. [ME tollerabill < MFr tolérable < L tolerabilis] 1. that can be tolerated; endurable 2. fairly good; passable 3. Informal in reasonably good health tolerability n. tolerably adv … English World dictionary
tolerable — index admissible, allowable, allowed, considerable, fair (satisfactory), imperfect, marginal, mediocre … Law dictionary
tolerable — [adj] acceptable, good enough adequate, allowable, all right, average, bearable, better than nothing*, common, decent, endurable, fair, fairly good, fair to middling*, goodish*, indifferent, livable, mediocre, middling*, not bad*, okay*, ordinary … New thesaurus
tolerable — Tolerable, Tolerabilis … Thresor de la langue françoyse
tolerable — (Del lat. tolerabĭlis). adj. Que se puede tolerar … Diccionario de la lengua española
tolerable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be tolerated. 2) fairly good. DERIVATIVES tolerability noun tolerably adverb … English terms dictionary
tolerable — [[t]tɒ̱lərəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that you can bear it, even though it is unpleasant or painful. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual... He described their… … English dictionary
