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

Example Sentences

That is a more tolerant approach than that of traditional museum curators.

From The Daily Beast

Such is the Sierra Leonean way, the most tolerant, compassionate, and friendly people I have found anywhere.

From The Daily Beast

But it may also cause us to be too tolerant of further extensions of state power in the name of security.

From The Daily Beast

She speaks with chilly precision, “in the tone that a bored but tolerant adult might use.”

From The Daily Beast

The organization presents itself as a tolerant Islamic voice—the “good Muslim,” if you will.

From The Daily Beast

Yet, through a life devoted to the externals of it, Mata had been tolerant of beauty, rather than at one with it.

From Project Gutenberg

He was very attractive to the young, and tolerant of human infirmities, even when he gave the best advice.

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We must admit it among ourselves, Jeronimo, those miscreants showed themselves quite tolerant!

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In some of its articles Mazzini appears at his best,—more tolerant, less dogmatic and theoretical.

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During the peaceful and tolerant reign of Charles II the country made steady progress.

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Related Words

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