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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. capable of being borne or endured;
- Example: "the climate is at least tolerable"

2. about average; acceptable;
- Example: "more than adequate as a secretary"
[syn: adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tolerable \Tol"er*a*ble\, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol['e]rable. See Tolerate.] 1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. [1913 Webster] As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] -- Tol"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- Tol"er*a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tolerable adj 1: capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" [ant: intolerable, unbearable, unendurable] 2: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" [syn: adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable]