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Tolerable vs Permitted - What's the difference?

tolerable | permitted |

As an adjective tolerable

is tolerable (capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable).

As a verb permitted is

(permit).

tolerable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
  • Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
  • Such as to be tolerated]] or [[countenance, countenanced; permissible; allowable.
  • In fair health; passably well.

    • Antonyms

    * intolerable

    Derived terms

    * intolerable * tolerability * tolerableness * tolerablish * tolerably

    Related terms

    * tolerance * tolerant * tolerate

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
    • ----

    permitted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (permit)
  • *
    • They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.