tolerant

American  

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /

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.

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tolerant British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of tolerant

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

Example Sentences

Earlier work in cultured cells suggested that bird flu viruses are more tolerant of fever-level temperatures than human flu viruses.

From Science Daily

He said Scotland would always be "an open welcoming and tolerant nation", but it needed a skills system that does not rely on migrant workers.

From BBC

He dismisses as “simplistic” the few pro-Franco polemicists who would give the dictator credit for the tolerant and democratic Spain that emerged after 1975.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Reed said the government was aiming to create a "fair, tolerant and compassionate" asylum system.

From BBC

It helps make the UK a special place; overwhelmingly kind, tolerant and curious.

From BBC

Related Words

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