'Tolerable' definitions:
Definition of 'tolerable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" [ant: intolerable, unbearable, unendurable]
adjective
About average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" [syn: adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable]
Definition of 'Tolerable'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'tolerable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptable,
- adequate,
- admissible,
- all right,
- allowable,
- average,
- bearable,
- better than nothing,
- betwixt and between,
- common,
- decent,
- dull,
- endurable,
- fair,
- fair to middling,
- fairish,
- good enough,
- goodish,
- indifferent,
- insipid,
- lackluster,
- livable,
- mediocre,
- medium,
- middling,
- moderate,
- modest,
- namby-pamby,
- not amiss,
- not bad,
- not half bad,
- not so bad,
- of a kind,
- of a sort,
- of sorts,
- OK,
- okay,
- ordinary,
- passable,
- presentable,
- pretty good,
- respectable,
- run-of-the-mill,
- satisfactory,
- so so,
- so-so,
- sufferable,
- sufficient,
- supportable,
- sustainable,
- tedious,
- tidy,
- unexceptionable,
- unexceptional,
- unimpeachable,
- unobjectionable,
- vapid,
- wishy-washy,
- workmanlike