# tolerable
## English
### Alternative forms

* tollerable (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: tol‧er‧able

### Adjective

tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
* Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
* Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
** 1964, European Broadcasting Union, EBU Review: Programmes, Administration, Law, volume 83, page 22:A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all.
* Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
* In fair health; passably well.

#### Antonyms

* intolerable

#### Derived terms

* intolerable
* tolerability
* tolerableness
* tolerablish
* tolerably

#### Related terms

* tolerance
* tolerant
* tolerate

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### Adverb

tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
* (dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tolerābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [tu.ləˈɾab.blə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [to.ləˈɾab.blə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [to.leˈɾa.ble]

### Adjective

tolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerables)
* tolerable
    Antonym: intolerable

#### Derived terms

* tolerabilitat

#### Related terms

* tolerar

### Further reading

* “tolerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “tolerable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “tolerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “tolerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* tolerábel

### Etymology

From Latin tolerābilis.

### Adjective

tolerable m or f (plural tolerables)
* tolerable
    Antonym: intolerable

#### Related terms

* tolerar

### Further reading

* “tolerable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin tolerābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /toleˈɾable/ [t̪o.leˈɾa.β̞le]
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: to‧le‧ra‧ble

### Adjective

tolerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerables)
* tolerable
    Antonym: intolerable

#### Derived terms

* tolerabilidad
* tolerablemente

#### Related terms

* tolerar

### Further reading

* “tolerable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tolerable.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /toleˈɾable/ [t̪o.lɛˈɾab.lɛ]
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: to‧le‧rab‧le

### Adjective

tolerable (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
* tolerable
    Synonyms: mapagtitiisan, matitiis, mababata

#### Related terms

* tolera
* toleransiya
* tolerante
* tolerasyon