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English adjective: tolerant | |||
| 1. | tolerant showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others | ||
| Similar | unbigoted | ||
| See also | charitable, patient | ||
| Antonyms | intolerant | ||
| 2. | tolerant tolerant and forgiving under provocation | ||
| Samples | Our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke. | ||
| Synonyms | kind | ||
| Similar | forgiving | ||
| Antonyms | unforgiving | ||
| 3. | tolerant showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | ||
| Samples | A broad political stance. Generous and broad sympathies. A liberal newspaper. Tolerant of his opponent's opinions. | ||
| Synonyms | broad, large-minded, liberal | ||
| Similar | broad-minded | ||
| Antonyms | narrow-minded, narrow | ||
| 4. | tolerant able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | resistant | ||
| Similar | tolerable | ||
| Antonyms | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable | ||
| 5. | tolerant showing the capacity for endurance | ||
| Samples | Injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving. A man patient of distractions. | ||
| Synonyms | patient of | ||
| Similar | patient | ||
| Antonyms | impatient | ||
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