Definition of TOLERANT

tolerant

Plural: tolerants

Adjective

  • Showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior one dislikes.
  • showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

Adjective Satellite

  • tolerant and forgiving under provocation
  • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
    • "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
  • able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
    • "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"
    • "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"
  • showing the capacity for endurance
    • "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"

Adj

  • Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
  • Tending to withstand or survive.

Noun

  • One who or that which tolerates something, especially a biological species.

Examples

  • He was tolerant of his opponent’s slow play, but secretly wished they’d hurry up.
  • He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.
  • These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French tolerant, from Latin tolerans, present participle of tolerō (“endure”).

Synonyms

broad, kind, large-minded, liberal, patient of, resistant

Antonyms

intolerant

Scrabble Score: 8

tolerant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tolerant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tolerant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

tolerant: valid Words With Friends Word