This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
tolerant
[ tol-er-uhnt ]
/ ËtÉl Ér Ént /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
favoring toleration: a tolerant church.
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.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of tolerant
OTHER WORDS FROM tolerant
Words nearby tolerant
tole, Toledo, tolerable, tolerance, tolerance zone, tolerant, tolerate, toleration, toleware, tolidine, Tolima
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use tolerant in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for tolerant
tolerant
/ (ËtÉlÉrÉnt) /
adjective
able to tolerate the beliefs, actions, opinions, etc, of others
permissive
able to withstand extremes, as of heat and cold
med (of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug
Derived forms of tolerant
tolerantly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012