tolerant

[ tol-er-uhnt ]

adjective

1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:

   tolerant of errors.

2. favoring toleration:

   a tolerant church.

3. Medicine/Medical, Immunology.
   1. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
   2. lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.

tolerant

/ ˈtɒlərənt /

adjective

1. able to tolerate the beliefs, actions, opinions, etc, of others
2. permissive
3. able to withstand extremes, as of heat and cold
4. med (of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug

Derived Forms

• ˈtolerantly, adverb

Other Words From

• toler·ant·ly adverb
• non·toler·ant adjective
• non·toler·ant·ly adverb
• over·toler·ant adjective
• over·toler·ant·ly adverb
• quasi-toler·ant adjective
• quasi-toler·ant·ly adverb
• self-toler·ant adjective
• self-toler·ant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tolerant¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin tolerant-, stem of tolerāns “bearing,” present participle of tolerāre “to bear”; tolerate

Related Words

• forgiving
• humane
• lenient
• liberal
• permissive
• progressive
• receptive
• sympathetic