tolerable

adj
/ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/US/ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/UK

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tolerable, borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.

  1. derived from tolerābilis
  2. derived from tolerable
  3. inherited from tolerable

Definitions

  1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured

    Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.

  2. Moderate in degree

    Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.

    • 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.
  3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced

    Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. In fair health

      In fair health; passably well.

    2. tolerably

      tolerably; passably; moderately.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at tolerable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01tolerable02countenanced03countenance04face05facial06validity07valid08acceptable09passable

A definitional loop anchored at tolerable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at tolerable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA