tolerable
pronunciation
How to pronounce tolerable in British English:
UK [ˈtɒlərəbl]
How to pronounce tolerable in American English:
US [ˈtɑːlərəbl]
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- Adjective:
- able to be tolerated or endured
- neither good nor bad
Word Origin
- tolerable (adj.)
- early 15c., "bearable," from Middle French tolerable (14c.) and directly from Latin tolerabilis "that may be endured, supportable, passable," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Meaning "moderate, middling, not bad" is recorded from 1540s. Related: Tolerably.
Antonym
Example
- 1. These elements of a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy can reduce the threat to manageable , or at least tolerable , levels .
- 2. Gradually , government agencies are realising that contributions from small data handlers are not only tolerable , but desirable .
- 3. And then , when paul volcker became chairman of the fed , raised interest rates dramatically , and brought inflation crashing down to tolerable levels , friedman won the intellectual battle .
- 4. A windowless seminar room is made tolerable by a full-service bar , offering cocktails on tap as well as beer .
- 5. In that case a perfect decision is probably out of the question , and instead you should aim for the most tolerable .