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    tolerable
    /ˈtɒl(ə)rəbl/

    adjective

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  2. The meaning of TOLERABLE is capable of being borne or endured. How to use tolerable in a sentence.

  3. of a quality that is acceptable, although certainly not good: At their best the conditions in these prisons are barely tolerable. For me it's friendships that make life tolerable. Synonym. bearable. Opposites. intolerable. unbearable. unendurable formal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. good enough but not excellent.

  4. If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that it is fairly good and reasonably satisfactory, but not of the highest quality or standard.

  5. Tolerable definition: capable of being tolerated; endurable. See examples of TOLERABLE used in a sentence.

  6. Something that's tolerable is something you're able to live with. The best thing you can say about sleeping in a tent with your younger siblings might be that it's tolerable. If you can tolerate something, or put up with it, it's tolerable.

  7. adj. 1. Capable of being tolerated; endurable: found the workload tolerable and so kept the job. 2. Acceptable but not superior; passable: "This encouraged me to think I might possibly in time come to be a tolerable English writer" (Benjamin Franklin). See Synonyms at average. tol′er·a·bil′i·ty, tol′er·a·ble·ness n. tol′er·a·bly adv.

  8. Definition of tolerable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. tolerable meaning, definition, what is tolerable: a situation that is tolerable is not ver...: Learn more.

  10. If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that you can bear it, even though it is unpleasant or painful. [...] Synonyms of 'tolerable' • bearable, acceptable, allowable, supportable [...] • fair, O.K. or okay (informal), middling, average [...] More. Examples of 'tolerable' in a sentence.

  11. adjective. uk / ˈtɒl ə rəbl / us. Add to word list. acceptable but not excellent: The food was just about tolerable but the service was terrible. Opposite. intolerable. tolerably. adverb. (Definition of tolerable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of tolerable. in Chinese (Traditional) 可忍受的,過得去的…