Definition of tolerable
1 : capable of being borne or endured tolerable pain
2 : moderately good or agreeable : passable a tolerable singing voice
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Examples of tolerable in a Sentence
The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
Recent Examples of tolerable from the Web
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The humidity is higher as well, but still tolerable, with dew points near or past 60.
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That can feel stifling for longer flights or with annoying seatmates, but was tolerable for a two-hour flight.
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What makes this constant balancing act tolerable is the fact that the NG has something missing from the OG – a story.
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15th Century
First Known Use of tolerable
15th century
TOLERABLE Defined for English Language Learners
tolerable
playDefinition of tolerable for English Language Learners
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: unpleasant but able to be accepted or tolerated
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: good enough to be accepted but not very good
TOLERABLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of tolerable for Students
1 : capable of being put up with I still have pain, but it's tolerable.
2 : fairly good tolerable weather
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