Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolerability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
tol-er-a-bil-i-ty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being tolerable.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tolerate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English tolerability From tolerate + -ability.

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What does tolerability mean?
The quality or state of being tolerable.
Where does tolerability come from?
Etymology tree English tolerate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English tolerability From tolerate + -ability.

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