tolerable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled tolable and tolerble US /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/ UK /ˈtɒlərəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to be endured; fairly good The pain was tolerable as long as she stayed still. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to be endured; fairly... bearableendurablesufferablepassableacceptableadequatedecentfair ↔ Opposites intolerableunbearableunendurableinsufferable Word family Forms tolerably Derived forms tolerablytolerablenesstolerability Related forms toleratetolerationtolerance Etymology AI details From Latin tolerābilis ('that may be endured'), from tolerāre ('to bear, endure'). tolerābilis Latin tolerāre Latin *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tolerable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɒlərəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. able to be endured; fairly good ## Examples - The pain was tolerable as long as she stayed still. ## Synonyms - bearable - endurable - sufferable - passable - acceptable - adequate - decent - fair ## Antonyms - intolerable - unbearable - unendurable - insufferable ## Derived Forms - tolerably - tolerableness - tolerability ## Related Forms - tolerate - toleration - tolerance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tolerābilis - Root: tolerāre - Root: *telh₂- ## Etymology From Latin tolerābilis ('that may be endured'), from tolerāre ('to bear, endure'). ## AI Etymology Tolerable comes from Latin tolerābilis ('that may be endured'), from tolerāre ('to bear, endure'). The historical trail runs through Latin tolerābilis, Latin tolerāre and Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-. In modern use it means able to be endured; fairly good. Derived formations include tolerably, tolerableness, tolerability; related forms include tolerate, toleration, tolerance. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown