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

Other Word Forms

• tolerantly adverb
• nontolerant adjective
• nontolerantly adverb
• overtolerant adjective
• overtolerantly adverb
• quasi-tolerant adjective
• quasi-tolerantly adverb
• self-tolerant adjective
• self-tolerantly 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

But Katayama’s comments might be interpreted as signaling that the government could be more tolerant of BOJ policy changes than many expect.

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Contrary to popular narratives, polls consistently show that Americans are remarkably tolerant.

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“The movie feels very relevant to that theme. God knows, people aren’t always willing to be tolerant.”

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A fault tolerant quantum computer is one that can correct the small, unavoidable errors that arise in computation and consistently deliver reliable results.

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The prime minister used his keynote speech to cast Nigel Farage's movement as practising the "politics of grievance" and to position Labour as the party of "tolerant, decent" patriotism.

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Related Words

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