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- [tol-er-uh nt]
- /ˈtɒl ər ənt/
- /ˈtɒl.ər.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tol-er-uh nt]
- /ˈtɒl ər ənt/
Definitions of tolerant word
- adjective tolerant inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors. 1
- adjective tolerant favoring toleration: a tolerant church. 1
- adjective tolerant Medicine/Medical, Immunology. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc. lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance. 1
- adjective tolerant broad-minded, accepting 1
- adjective tolerant rules: liberal 1
- adjective tolerant 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. 0
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Origin of tolerant
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; < Latin tolerant- (stem of tolerāns), present participle of tolerāre to bear. See tolerate, -ant
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Parts of speech for Tolerant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tolerant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tolerant
adj tolerant
- abstinent — forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- acceptive — ready or willing to accept
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- assuasive — soothing; allaying
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
adjective tolerant
- accepting — amenable; open: She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.
- deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
- deludable — Capable of being deluded; gullible.
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
Antonyms for tolerant
adj tolerant
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
- assertory — characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
- backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
- bigoted — Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
adjective tolerant
- exacting — Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- incapacious — Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- obsessive — being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
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