Defn: The quality or state of being tolerable. [R.] Fuller.
Wordsworth.
TOLERABLE
Tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tolérable. See
Tolerate.]
1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect tionearth 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, n. — Tol"er*a*bly, adv.
TOLERANCE
Tol"er*ance, n. Etym: [L. tolerantia: cf. F. tolérance.]
1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance. Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market place,shaking, to show his tolerance. Bacon.
2. The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration.
3. (Med.)
Defn: The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal. Tolerance of the mint. (Coinage) Same as Remedy of the mint. See under Remedy.
TOLERANT
Tol"er*ant, a. Etym: [L. tolerans, p.pr. of tolerare to tolerate: cf.
F. tolérant. See Tolerate.]