tolerant
adjective/ˈtɒlərənt/
/ˈtɑːlərənt/
- tolerant (of/towards somebody/something) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it
- He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, Personal qualitiesc1, Social issuesc1- Mary was surprisingly tolerant of his annoying habits.
- Mares are surprisingly tolerant of the roughness and rudeness of their own offspring.
- They need to be tolerant of other people.
- an area known to be religiously tolerant
- There is little chance of a tolerant democratic system emerging.
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- towards/toward
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- tolerant (of something) (of plants, animals or machines) able to survive or operate in difficult conditions
- The plants are tolerant of frost.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French tolérant, present participle of tolérer, from Latin tolerare. Compare with earlier intolerant.
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