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Tolerable

Definition: Tolerable

Tolerable

Adjective

1. Capable of being borne; "tolerable noise levels".

2. Able to be tolerated or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable".

3. Capable of being tolerated; "sufferable difficulties".

4. Neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "tolerable" was first used: sometime around 1425. (references)


Synonyms: Tolerable

Synonyms: indifferent (adj), passable (adj), so-so(p) (adj), sufferable (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: intolerable (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Tolerable

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Content

Satisfactory, tolerable, good enough, OK, all right, acceptable.

Imperfection

Indifferent, middling, ordinary, mediocre; average; so-so; coucicouci, milk and water; tolerable, fair, passable; pretty well, pretty good; rather good, moderately good; good; good enough, well enough, adequate; decent; not bad, not amiss; inobjectionable, unobjectionable, admissible, bearable, only better than nothing.

Inexpedience

Tolerable; (not very good); up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable; satisfactory, tidy.

Smallness

Adjective: small, little; diminutive; (small in size); minute; fine; inconsiderable, paltry; (unimportant); faint; (weak); slender, light, slight, scanty, scant, limited; meager; (insufficient); sparing; few; low, so-so, middling, tolerable, no great shakes; below par, under par, below the mark; at a low ebb; halfway; moderate, modest; tender, subtle.

Unimportance

Subordinate; (inferior); mediocre; (average); passable, fair, respectable, tolerable, commonplace; uneventful, mere, common; ordinary; (habitual); inconsiderable, so-so, insignificant, inappreciable.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Tolerable

English words defined with "tolerable": Artificial linesFrom fair to middlingindifferentpassable, Patibleso-soto a tolerable degree, to an adequate degree, tolerably, Tolerabolitywell enough. (references)
Specialty definitions using "tolerable": Citalopram, closing errorHercules' LabourL'Etat c'est Moimoderate nuclear risktolerable gap between vehicles. (references)
Etymologies containing "tolerable": Tolerabolity. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Tolerable" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Spanish (bearable, endurable, respectable, tolerable).

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Modern Usage: Tolerable

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Don't you see that's the whole excuse for our existence? It's what makes the whole thing possible and tolerable. (The Petrified Forest; writing credit: Robert E. Sherwood; Charles Kenyon)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Tolerable

DomainTitle

Books

  • A tolerable good success : economic opportunities for women in New South Wales, 1788-1830 (reference)

  • Deviance Tolerable Differences (reference)

  • Hypoxia: The Tolerable Limits (reference)

  • Making Shiftwork Tolerable (reference)

  • Political Economy of Tolerable Survival (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Tolerable

AuthorQuotation

Doris Lessing

The worst superstition is to consider our own tolerable.

Henry Ward Beecher

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Walter Lippmann

The central drama of our age is how the Western nations and the Asian peoples are to find a tolerable basis of co-existence.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Tolerable

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

This power, whilst employed for the benefit of the community, and suitably to the trust and ends of the government, is undoubted prerogative, and never is questioned: for the people are very seldom or never scrupulous or nice in the point; they are far from examining prerogative, whilst it is in any tolerable degree employed for the use it was meant, that is, for the good of the people, and not manifestly against it: but if there comes to be a question between the executive power and the people, about a thing claimed as a prerogative; the tendency of the exercise of such prerogative to the good or hurt of the people, will easily decide that question. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Tolerable

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

Often as she had wished for and ordered it, she had never been able to get any thing tolerable.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

By the same computation they provided me with sheets, blankets, and coverlets, tolerable enough for one who had been so long inured to hardships as I.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Tolerable

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Doctors and patients must work together closely to find a tolerable balance between the drug's benefits and side effects. (references)

Civil Liberties

Morocco

Authorities may use the licensing process to prevent the publication of materials that they believe crosses the threshold of tolerable dissent. (references)

Human Rights

Dominican Republic

Individual inmates only can secure a tolerable level of existence by paying for it. Only those with considerable personal or family resources can do so. Newspapers and human rights groups reported that the overcrowding and deteriorating conditions at the Najayo prison, administered by the police, pose a serious threat to the health and safety of the inmates. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Tolerable

"Tolerable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.50% of the time. "Tolerable" is used about 200 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)99.5%19921,651
Noun (proper)0.5%1339,140
                    Total100.00%200N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Tolerable

Expressions using "tolerable": maximum tolerable input jitter to a tolerable degree tolerable gap between vehicles. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "tolerable": tolerable-instead.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tolerable

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

tolerable

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Modern Translation: Tolerable

Language Translations for "tolerable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i pranueshëm (acceptable, admissible, eligible, endurable, legitimate, permissible, reasonable, satisfactory, so so), i lejueshëm (admissible, allowable, permissible), i durueshëm (bearable, easy, endurable, patient, tol-lol), çka (nil, so so, that, tolerably, what). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ممكن إحتماله (bearable), ‏مقبول (acceptable, accepted, adequate, agreeable, approved of, fair, fairly, fairly good, passable, reasonable, sanctioned, subscribed to, taken), ‏محتمل (bearable, endurable, likely, perchance, perhaps, possible, potential, presumably, probable, prospective, sufferable, supportable, sustainable), ‏جيد نوعا ما. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

сносен (fair, livable, liveable, passable, reasonable, respectable, satisfactory, sufferable), търпим (bearable, endurable, sufferable), поносим (bearable, endurable, livable, liveable, possible, sufferable). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

能忍受, 可容忍 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

snesitelný (bearable, endurable, enduring, reasonable), přijatelný (acceptable, palatable, pervious, plausible, satisfactory, within reason), obstojný (reasonable). (various references)

   

Danish

  

taaleligt signalstoejforhold (tolerable signal-to-noise ratio), taalelig interferens i hovedstraalen (tolerable in-beam interference), taalelig interferens (tolerable interference), taalelig forringelse (tolerable impairment), udvikling af en metode som fastlaegger taerskelvaerdien for stoevindholdet, d.v.s. den maengde stoev, som kan taales uden men, eller m.a.o. det maximalt tilladelige stoevindhold (or in other words the maximum admissible concentration, that is the tolerable amount of dust concentration), maksimalt tilladt indgangs-jitter (maximum tolerable input jitter), maksimalt acceptable indgangsjitter (maximum tolerable input jitter), ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake, Admissible Daily Intake, Tolerable Daily Intake), Acceptabel Daglig Indtagelse (Acceptable Daily Intake, Admissible Daily Intake, Tolerable Daily Intake). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

toelaatbare signaal/ruisverhouding (tolerable signal-to-noise ratio), toelaatbare interferentie in de hoofdbundel (tolerable in-beam interference), toelaatbare interferentie (tolerable interference), toelaatbare degradatie (tolerable impairment), maximaal toelaatbare geluidbelasting (maximum permitted noise level, upper limit of tolerable noise), maximaal toegestane jitter van het ingangssignaal (maximum tolerable input jitter), maximaal toegestane jitter (maximum tolerable input jitter), het uitwerken van een methode tot bepaling van een drempelwaarde voor het stofgehalte,d.w.z.het toelaatbare stofgehalte,of anders gezegd de toelaatbare stofconcentratie (or in other words the maximum admissible concentration, that is the tolerable amount of dust concentration), ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake, Admissible Daily Intake, Tolerable Daily Intake), ADD (Acceptable Daily Intake, Admissible Daily Intake, Tolerable Daily Intake), aanvaardbare dagelijkse inname (Acceptable Daily Intake, Admissible Daily Intake, Tolerable Daily Intake), aanvaardbare dagelijkse dosis (Acceptable Daily Intake, Admissible Daily Intake, Tolerable Daily Intake), aanneembare tussenruimte tussen twee voertuigen (tolerable gap between vehicles). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

میانه (Average, Intermediate, Medial, Median, Normal), متوسط (Average, Intermediate, Mean, Medial, Mediocre, Medium, Midway, Normal), مداراپذیر, نسبتاخوب , قابل قبول (Acceptable, Admissible, Passable, Receivable), قابل تحمل . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

välttävä (fair, fairly good, passable), siedettävä (bearable), mukiinmenevä (fairly good, not bad, passable), mukiin (fairly good, not bad, passable), joltinenkin (a certain, fair, passable), joltinen (a certain, fair, passable). (various references)

   

French

  

tolérable, supportable, passable, assez bon. (various references)

   

German

  

tolerierbar, passabel (passable, presentable, reasonable), leidlich (fair, fairish, fairly, goodish, passable, passably, reasonable, reasonably), haltbar (defensible, durable, firm, hard-wearing, lasting, long lasting, maintainable, robust, savable, saveable, stable, stoppable, sturdy, supportable, tenable, tenably, vindicable), erträglich (bearable, endurable, livable, liveable, sufferable, supportable, tolerably), annehmbar (acceptable, adoptable, assumable, decent, decently, passable, possible, presentable, presentably, reasonable, reasonably well, receivable, receivably, satisfactory). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υποφερτόσ (bearable, livable, liveable, passable, sufferable), ανεκτόσ (bearable, permissible, supportable, sustainable). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

סביל (endurable, passive), סבל (bearable, tolerated). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tûrhetõ (bearable, passable, tol-lol), elviselhetõ (bearable, endurable). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

lumayan (appreciable, goodly, moderate). (various references)

   

Italian

  

tollerabile, sopportabile (bearable, endurable), passabile (passable), discreto (decent, discreet, discrete, fair, fairly good, moderate, unobtrusive). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

相" (fair, proper, suitable), 先ず先ず . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

そうとう (cleaning up, complete annihilation, double-headed, fair, generalissimo, hitting upon, mopping up, president, proper, strife, struggle, suitable, sweeping or mopping up, sweeping up, thinking of), まずまず. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

웬만한. (various references)

   

Manx

  

surransagh (forbearing, in-patient, passive, patient, sufferable, sufferer, supportable, tolerant), fuilleeagh (consanguine, pedigree), fuillaghtagh (blood shedder, endurable; bloodthirsty, homicide, passive, patient, shedding blood, suffering; sufferable). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

olerabletay

   

Portuguese

  

tolerável (bearable, endurable, livable, liveable, passable, permissible, possible), suportável (accommodating, bearable, endurable, livable, liveable, portable, possible), sofrível, satisfatório (good, satisfactory), regular (canonic, canonical, clean-cut, condition, correct, even, formal, methodical, normal, order, post, regular, regulate, sequential, smooth, steady, systematic, systematical, unexceptional, uniform), razoável (acceptable, fair, livable, liveable, middle-of-the-road, middling, modest, plausible, possible, reasonable, right-minded, sane, sensible, tol-lol, within reason), passável (passable, tol-lol). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

tolerabil (possible, tolerably), suportabil (bearable, endurable, possible, supportable, tolerably), admisibil (acceptable, admissible, allowable, bearable, conceivable, justifiable, possible). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сносный (bearable, middling, possible, tol-lol). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

cuibheasach. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

snošljiv, podnošljiv (bearable, endurable, enduring, livable, liveable, passable). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tolerable (bearable, endurable, respectable). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

uthärdlig (bearable, livable, liveable), dräglig (bearable, livable, liveable). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

orta halli (everyday, middle class, middling, undistinguished), katlanılır (bearable, endurable, sufferable), kısmen (in part, not least, part, part-, partially, partly), iyice (clean, complete, completely, fair, fully, goodish, jolly well, over, proper, properly, quite, rather good, thoroughly, tolerably, well, wide, widely), hoşgörülebilir (allowable, excusable, permissible), dayanılır (bearable), biraz (a bit, a little, any, awhile, modicum, not least, some, something of, somewhat), çekilir (bearable, declinable, endurable, livable, sufferable, supportable). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

терпимий (bearable, large minded, lenient, tolerant), задовільний (satisfactory). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

t m tạm (dusty, passably), vừa vừa, có thể tha thứ được có thể chịu được kha khá. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

goddefol (passive). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Tolerable

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

mediocris, tolerabile, tolerabilis, tolerabilius. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Tolerable

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 10, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPlhn turw kai sidwni anektoteron estai en th krisei h umin
Latin405VulgateVerumtamen Tyro et Sidoni remissius erit in iudicio quam vobis
Old English990West Saxonþeah hwæþere tiro and sydone on þam dæge byð forgyfenlicre þonne eow;
Middle English1395WyclifNetheles to Tire and Sidon it schal be esiere in the doom than to you.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleNeverthelesse it shalbe easier for Tyre and Sidon at the iudgement then for you.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBut it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
Victorian English1833WebsterBut it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
Basic English1964OgdenBut it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Tolerable

LanguageLuke Chapter 10, Verse 14
CebuanoApan sa adlaw sa hukom, maarang-arang pa unya alang sa Tiro ug sa Sidon kay kaninyo.
CroatianAli Tiru i Sidonu bit æe na Sudu lakše negoli vama.
DanishMen det skal gå Tyrus og Sidon tåleligere ved Dommen end eder.
DutchDoch het zal Tyrus en Sidon verdragelijker zijn in het oordeel, dan ulieden.
FinnishMutta Tyyron ja Siidonin on oleva tuomiolla helpompi kuin teidän.
FrenchC`est pourquoi, au jour du jugement, Tyr et Sidon seront traitées moins rigoureusement que vous.
GermanDoch es wird Tyrus und Sidon erträglicher gehen im Gericht als euch.
Haitian CreoleSe poutèt sa, jou jijman an, y'a peni nou pi rèd pase moun lavil Tir ak moun lavil Sidon.
HungarianHanem Tírusnak és Sídonnak tûrhetõbb lesz állapota az ítéletkor, hogynem néktek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPada Hari Kiamat, orang-orang Tirus dan Sidon akan lebih mudah diampuni Allah daripada kamu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaTetapi siksa Tsur dan Sidon pada hari kiamat terlebih ringan daripada siksa kamu.
LatvianTieðâm Tirai un Sidonai tiesas dienâ bûs vieglâk nekâ jums.
Manx GaelicAgh bee kerraghey s'eddrym er ny choyrt er Tyre as Sidon ec y vriwnys, na vees er ny choyrt erriuish.
MaoriOtira erangi to Taira, to Hairona i te whakawa e mama i to korua.
NorwegianDog, det skal gå Tyrus og Sidon tåleligere i dommen enn eder.
RumanianDe aceea, kn ziua judecqyii, va fi mai uwor pentru Tir wi Sidon deckt pentru voi.
RussianОП Й фЙТХ Й уЙ"ПОХ ПФТБ"ОЕЕ 'Х"ЕФ ОБ УХ"Е, ОЕЦЕМЙ ЧБН.
ShuarTura atumsha aents tujintiamu Túramu Wáiniatrum yapajiachu asakrumin Tirunmaya tura Setunnumia aentsjai nankaamas Asutniáttarme.
SwahiliHata hivyo, Siku ya Hukumu ninyi mtapata adhabu kubwa zaidi kuliko ile ya watu wa Tiro na Sidoni.
SwedishMen också skall det vid domen bliva drägligare för Tyrus och Sidon än för eder.
UmaJadi', hi Eo Kiama mpai', meliu-pi pehuku' -na Alata'ala hi koi' ngkai pehuku' -na hi to Tirus pai' to Sidon.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Tolerable

Derivations

Words ending with "tolerable": intolerable. (additional references)

Words containing "tolerable": intolerableness, intolerablenesses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Tolerable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: toilerable, tolarabel, tolerablr, tollerable. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Tolerable"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "tolerable" (pronounced tÄ"lerubul)
8t Ä" l er u b u lintolerable.
5-er u b u ladmirable, answerable, comparable, considerable, deliverable, discoverable, dishonorable, favorable, hon, honorable, imponderable, incomparable, inexorable, innumerable, inoperable, inseparable, insufferable, invulnerable, irreparable, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, miserable, operable, pleasurable, preferable, recoverable, unalterable, unanswerable, unfavorable, venerable, vulnerable.
4-u b u labominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insatiable, inscrutable, insoluble, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, marketable, microwavable, miscible, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3-b u lable, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Tolerable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-l-l-o-r-t"

-1 letter: balloter.

-2 letters: bleater, bloater, earlobe, labeler, reallot, relabel, retable, tollbar.

-3 letters: aerobe, areole, baller, ballet, ballot, beater, belter, berate, boatel, boater, bolete, bolter, borate, boreal, elater, labret, lobate, loreal, oblate, oleate, rebate, rebato, relate, retell, taller, teller, toller, treble.

-4 letters: abele, abler, abort, alert, allee, allot, alter, arete, artel, atoll, baler, belle, beret, betel.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-l-l-o-r-t"
 

+1 letter: brocatelle.

 

+2 letters: boilerplate, brocatelles, elaborately, intolerable, relocatable.

 

+3 letters: boilerplates, correlatable, thermolabile, throttleable.

 

+4 letters: bioelectrical, blanketflower, nonfilterable.

 

+5 letters: blanketflowers, tolerabilities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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Alternative Orthography: Tolerable


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 6F 6C 65 72 61 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-    ---    .-..    .    .-.    .-    -...    .-..    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01101111 01101100 01100101 01110010 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#111 &#108 &#101 &#114 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 006F 006C 0065 0072 0061 0062 006C 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

548178718467687871

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Translations: Ancient
15. Bible Trace
16. Derivations
17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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