tolerableness
State of adequacy
The quality of being tolerable—able to be endured or accepted, though not ideal.
Tolerableness suggests something falls within acceptable limits without being good: The tolerableness of the noise depended on how tired you were.
The word is rare; most speakers prefer the synonymous tolerability.
Able to be endured
- endurableCapable of being borne
- survivableCapable of being outlasted
- livableFit for residence
- manageableAble to be controlled
supportable · sufferable · withstandable · sustainable · handleable · weatherable · absorbable
Minimally sufficient quality
- middlingOf moderate quality
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- so-soIndifferently average quality
indifferent · mediocre · unexceptional · average · fair · moderate · modest · undistinguished
Meeting minimum standards
- permissibleSanctioned by authority
- allowableSanctioned by authority
- admissibleAllowed to be considered
- unobjectionableCausing no disapproval
passable · satisfactory · adequate · reasonable · palatable · agreeable · suitable · appropriate
bearable
Able to be endured
- endurableCapable of being borne
- survivableCapable of being outlasted
- livableFit for residence
manageable · supportable · sufferable · withstandable · sustainable · handleable · weatherable · absorbable
passable
Minimally sufficient quality
- middlingOf moderate quality
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
so-so · indifferent · mediocre · unexceptional · average · fair · moderate · modest · undistinguished · lackluster
acceptable
Meeting minimum standards
- permissibleSanctioned by authority
- allowableSanctioned by authority
- admissibleAllowed to be considered
unobjectionable · passable · satisfactory · adequate · reasonable · palatable · agreeable · suitable · appropriate · decent
tolerablenessunbearableness
Quality of exceeding endurance
unacceptability · intolerability · obnoxiousness · insufferableness · objectionableness
tolerablenessunbearableness
Quality of exceeding endurance
insufferableness · agony · torment · torture · misery
tolerablenessexcellence
Outstanding quality or merit
exquisiteness · perfection · superlativeness · wretchedness · awfulness
tolerate, tolerance, tolerant, intolerance, intolerant, tolerable, intolerable, tolerated, tolerating