Tolerant

English

Adjective

Tolerant (comparative more Tolerant, superlative most Tolerant)

1. tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something

   He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.

2. tending to withstand or survive

   These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.

Related terms

• tolerability
• tolerable
• tolerance
• tolerate
• toleration

Adverbs for Tolerant

sensibly; generously; broadly; wisely; discreetly; diplomatically; tactfully; overly; indulgently; reasonably; moderately; unusually; inordinately; unwisely; charitably; foolishly; rabidly; patiently; calmly; imperturbably; quietly; serenely; easily; mildly; sagely; marvellously; magnanimously; splendidly.

Thesaurus

Spartan, accepting, accommodating, accommodative, admissive, advanced, agreeable, allowing, armed with patience, attentive, benevolent, broad, broad-minded, catholic, charitable, clement, compassionate, complaisant, conciliatory, consenting, considerate, delicate, disciplined, dispassionate, easy, easygoing, endurant, enduring, fair, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, freethinking, generous, gentle, heedful, helpful, humane, indulgent, kind, latitudinarian, lax, lenient, liberal, libertarian, libertine, long-suffering, longanimous, magnanimous, merciful, mild, mindful, mindful of others, moderate, nonprohibitive, objective, obliging, open-minded, patient, patient as Job, permissive, permitting, persevering, philosophical, placable, regardful, self-controlled, soft, solicitous, sparing, stoic, suffering, tactful, tender, thoughtful, tolerating, tolerative, unbigoted, understanding, unprejudiced, unprohibitive, unresentful, unrevengeful

Etymology

From Old French tolerant < Latin tolerans, present participle of Latin tolerō (“endure”).

Translations

tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something

Dutch: verdraagzaam (nl), tolerant (nl) French: tolérant (fr) German: tolerant (de)

Russian: терпимый (ru) (terpímyj), толерантный (ru) (tolerántnyj) Spanish: tolerante (es)

External links

• Tolerant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Tolerant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Tolerant at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Dutch

Adjective

Tolerant (comparative Toleranter, superlative Tolerantst)

1. tolerant

Declension

Declension of Tolerant

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		Tolerant	Toleranter
neuter singular	indefinite	Tolerant	Toleranter
	definite	Tolerante	Tolerantere	Tolerantste	het Tolerantst(e)
common singular		Tolerante	Tolerantere	Tolerantste	de Tolerantste
plural		Tolerante	Tolerantere	Tolerantste	de Tolerantste
partitive		Tolerants	Toleranters

Related terms

• tolerantie
• tolereren

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German

Adjective

Tolerant (comparative toleranter, superlative am tolerantesten)

1. tolerant

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Latin

Verb

tolerant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of tolerō  "they bear, they endure, they tolerate"