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Tolerant Common

Tolerant has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

"The community organized a festival that celebrated diverse traditions, proving how tolerant they were toward everyone's unique cultural beliefs."

2

tolerant and forgiving under provocation

"our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

3

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

"a broad political stance"

"generous and broad sympathies"

"a liberal newspaper"

"tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

4

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"

"the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"

5

showing the capacity for endurance

"injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"

"a man patient of distractions"

6

tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something

"The librarian is tolerant of patrons who arrive late but kindly asks them to keep their voices down once inside."

Example Sentences
"our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" adjective
"a broad political stance" adjective
"generous and broad sympathies" adjective
"a liberal newspaper" adjective
"tolerant of his opponent's opinions" adjective
"the plant is tolerant of saltwater" adjective
"these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided" adjective
"the new hybrid is more resistant to drought" adjective
"injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving" adjective
"a man patient of distractions" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
intolerant
Rhyming Words
ant fant gant pant cant zant hant want tant lant vant sant rant kant quant shant idant beant grant brant
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