tolerable (redirected from tolerableness)

tol·er·a·ble  (tlr--bl)

adj.

1. Capable of being tolerated; endurable.

2. Fairly good; passable. See Synonyms at average.

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toler·a·bili·ty, toler·a·ble·ness n.

toler·a·bly adv.

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tolerable [ˈtɒlərəb^əl]

adj

1. able to be tolerated; endurable

2. permissible

3. Informal fairly good

tolerableness , tolerability n

tolerably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tolerable - capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" permissible, allowable - that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction" intolerable, unbearable, unendurable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"
	2.	tolerable - about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" fair to middling, passable, adequate satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

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tolerable

adjective

1. bearable, acceptable, allowable, supportable, endurable, sufferable He described their living conditions as tolerable.
bearable unacceptable, intolerable, unbearable, insufferable, unendurable

2. (Informal) fair, O.K. or okay (informal), middling, average, all right, ordinary, acceptable, reasonable, good enough, adequate, indifferent, not bad (informal), mediocre, so-so (informal), run-of-the-mill, passable, unexceptional, fairly good, fair to middling Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
fair bad, awful, dreadful, rotten

Translations

tolerable [ˈtɒlərəbl] ADJ

1. (= bearable) [pain, heat] → soportable, tolerable

2. (= not too bad) [film, food] → pasable

tolerable [ˈtɒlərəb^əl] adj

(= bearable) → tolérable

(= fairly good) → passable

tolerable

adj (lit) pain, noise level etc → erträglich; (fig: = not too bad also) → annehmbar, leidlich, passabel (inf); to keep something at a tolerable level → etw im erträglichen Rahmen or im Rahmen des Erträglichen halten; how are you? — tolerable → wie gehts dir? — ganz leidlich or passabel (inf); to be tolerable to somebody → für jdn annehmbar sein

tolerable [ˈtɒlərəbl] adj

a. (bearable) → sopportabile, tollerabile

b. (fairly good) → passabile, discreto/a

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tolerable [ˈtɒlərəbl] adj

a. (bearable) → sopportabile, tollerabile

b. (fairly good) → passabile, discreto/a