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English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.
Pronunciation
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.
1964, European Broadcasting Union, EBU Review: Programmes, Administration, Law, volume 83, page 22:A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all.
- Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
- In fair health; passably well.
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Translations
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
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Adverb
tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
- (dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tolerābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerables)
- tolerable
- Antonym: intolerable
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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin tolerābilis.
Adjective
tolerable m or f (plural tolerables)
- tolerable
- Antonym: intolerable
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tolerābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toleˈɾable/
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: to‧le‧ra‧ble
Adjective
tolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerables)
- tolerable
- Antonym: intolerable
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tolerable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toleˈɾable/,
- Hyphenation: to‧le‧rab‧le
Adjective
tolerable (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
- tolerable
- Synonyms: mapagtitiisan, matitiis, mababata
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