Tolerant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Inclined to tolerate the beliefs, practices, or traits of others; forbearing. See Synonyms at broad-minded.
  • adj. Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition: plants tolerant of extreme heat.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
  • adj. tending to withstand or survive
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Inclined or disposed to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; enduring.
  • In medicine, able to receive or endure without effect, or without pernicious effect.
  • n. One who tolerates; especially, one who is free from bigotry; a tolerationist.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
  • adj. tolerant and forgiving under provocation
  • adj. able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
  • adj. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  • adj. showing the capacity for endurance
  • Equivalent
    unbigoted    forgiving    tolerable    broad-minded    patient   
    Cross Reference
    endurant   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    forbearing    indulgent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    intolerant   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    considerate    indulgent    courteous    humane    affable    conciliatory    candid    contemptuous    helpful    enlighten