Tolerable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being borne or endured

about average; acceptable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːlɚɹəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒləɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒləɹəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːlɚɹəbəl/.

Examples

the climate is at least tolerable
more than adequate as a secretary

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fair to middling adequate passable

Antonyms

intolerable

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being borne or endured “the climate is at least tolerable”
adjective	about average; acceptable “more than adequate as a secretary”

Word Forms

adequateness

noun

the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erträglich

fähig, getragen oder ertragen zu werden

🇫🇷French

tolérable

capable d'être supporté ou enduré

🇮🇹Italian

tollerabile

capace di essere sopportato o sopportato

🇳🇱Dutch

draaglijk

kunnen worden gedragen of verdragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

tolerável

capaz de ser suportado ou suportado

🇷🇺Russian

терпимый

способный переносить или терпеть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतोषजनक

सहने या सहन करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

সহনীয়

বহন করা বা সহ্য করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

பொறுத்துக்கொள்ளக்கூடியது

தாங்கும் அல்லது தாங்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సహించదగినది

భరించగల లేదా భరించగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

सहन करण्यायोग्य

सहन करण्यास किंवा सहन करण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહન કરી શકાય તેવું

સહન કરવા અથવા સહન કરવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹನೀಯ

ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹിക്കാവുന്നത്

വഹിക്കാനോ സഹിക്കാനോ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਣਯੋਗ

ਸਹਿਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਿਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل برداشت

برداشت کرنے یا برداشت کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可以忍受的

能够承受或忍受

🇯🇵Japanese

耐えられる

耐えられる、または耐えられる

🇰🇷Korean

웬만한

견딜 수 있거나 견딜 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể chịu đựng được

có khả năng chịu đựng hoặc chịu đựng

🇹🇭Thai

ทนได้

สามารถที่จะทนหรือทนได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

lumayan

mampu untuk ditanggung atau ditahan

🇵🇭Filipino

matitiis

kayang tiisin o tiisin

🇲🇾Malay

boleh tahan

mampu ditanggung atau ditanggung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقبول

قادرة على تحملها أو تحملها

🇮🇷Persian

قابل تحمل

قابل تحمل یا تحمل است

🇹🇷Turkish

tolere edilebilir

karşılanabilir veya dayanılabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

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