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Tolerant definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOL'ERANT, a. Enduring; indulgent; favoring toleration.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others [ant: intolerant]
2: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" [syn: kind, tolerant]
3: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant]
4: able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress; "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought" [syn: tolerant, resistant]
5: showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions" [syn: tolerant, patient of]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1776 1. inclined to tolerate; especially marked by forbearance or endurance <tolerant parents> <a culture tolerant of religious differences> 2. exhibiting tolerance (as for a drug or an environmental factor) • tolerantly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 disposed or accustomed to tolerate others or their acts or opinions. 2 (foll. by of) enduring or patient. Derivatives: tolerantly adv. Etymology: F tolérant f. L tolerare (as TOLERATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tolerant Tol"er*ant, a. [L. tolerans, p. pr. of tolerare to tolerate: cf. F. tol['e]rant. See Tolerate.] Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you describe someone as tolerant, you approve of the fact that they allow other people to say and do as they like, even if they do not agree with or like it. They need to be tolerant of different points of view... ? intolerant ADJ: oft v-link ADJ of n [approval] • tolerantly She had listened tolerantly to his jumbled account. ADV: ADV with v 2. If a plant, animal, or machine is tolerant of particular conditions or types of treatment, it is able to bear them without being damaged or hurt. ...plants which are more tolerant of dry conditions... ADJ: v-link ADJ of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Forbearing, indulgent.

Moby Thesaurus

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