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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
capable of being tolerated or endured; endurable.
Conditions were more tolerable in the north during the war because infrastructure remained intact.- antonyms:
- intolerable, unbearable
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| definition 2: |
fair or adequate; not bad.
She's a tolerable singer, but I doubt she has a great career ahead of her.- similar words:
- fair, respectable
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| related words: |
decent, good, marginal, moderate, passable, satisfactory, tidy |
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| derivations: |
tolerably (adv.), tolerability (n.) |
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