English → Latin
“tolerable” in Latin
tolerābilisbearable, supportable, endurable, passable, tolerabletolerōto bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; to sustain (with the notion of barely doing so)patibilistolerable, endurable; capable of feeling, sensitive; passivemediocrismiddling, moderate, medium; tolerable, ordinary, normal; mediocre, indifferentmodicusmoderate; temperate, restrained; reasonablealiquantusconsiderable (amount); somewhatlēniōto soften, soothe; to mollify, assuage, appease, pacifymītigōto make soft, ripe, or tender; to mitigate, make mild, tame, pacifylevōto raise, elevate, lift up; to make light, lighten; to relieve, ease, comfort
The English word tolerable itself goes back to Latin tolerō, through tolerābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tolerable
That can be borne or suffered, tolerabilis: tolerandus (opposed to intolerabilis): patibilis (endurable, philosophical technical term, Cic., Tusc., 4, 23, 51). To render tolerable, lenire; mitigare (to assuage, soothe); levare (to lighten). Use makes toil more tolerable, consuetudine levior fit labor.
Considerable, tolerabilis: mediocris: modicus: non exiguus: satis magnus: non contemnendus: aliquantus (moderate): quem, quod aequo animo spectare, audire possis (that one can endure to see or hear; of actors and plays, of an orator and his speech; Vid: Cic., De Or., 1, 5, 18).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tolerable?
- The usual Latin words for “tolerable” are tolerābilis, tolerō, patibilis; also mediocris, modicus, aliquantus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.