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English Dictionary: tolerable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tolerable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tolerable adj capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" Antonym(s): intolerable, unbearable, unendurable about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" Synonym(s): adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tolerable \Tol"erable\, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol[82]rable. See {Tolerate}.] 1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. --Milton. 2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden. -- {Tol"erableness}, n. -- {Tol"era*bly}, adv.