From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tolerable \Tol"er*a*ble\, adjective [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol['e]rable. See {Tolerate}.]
1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. --Milton.
2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden. -- {Tol"er*a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Tol"er*a*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: able to be tolerated or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" [ant: {intolerable}]
2: 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" [syn: {indifferent}, {passable}, {so-so(p)}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "tolerable": OK, acceptable, adequate, admissible, all right, allowable, average, bearable, better than nothing, betwixt and between, common, decent, dull, endurable, fair, fair to middling, fairish, good enough, goodish, indifferent, insipid, lackluster, livable, mediocre, medium, middling, moderate, modest, namby-pamby, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, of a kind, of a sort, of sorts, okay, ordinary, passable, presentable, pretty good, respectable, run-of-the-mill, satisfactory, so so, so-so, sufferable, sufficient, supportable, sustainable, tedious, tidy, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unimpeachable, unobjectionable, vapid, wishy-washy, workmanlike
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