Disclosed is a polymerizable composition for o an optical material containing tolylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, and one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of 4-mercaptomethyl-1,8-dimercapto-3,6-dithiaoctane,4,8-, 4,7- or 5,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptoacetate, pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptopropionate, 2,5-bis(mercaptomethyl)-1,4-dithiane, bis(mercaptoethyl)sulfide, 1,1,3,3-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)propane, 4,6-bis(mercaptomethylthio)-1,3-dithiane and 2-(2,2-bis(mercaptomethylthio)ethyl)-1,3-dithietane.