- 1tolerant (of/toward 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 toward other religions.
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- 2tolerant (of something) (of plants, animals, or machines) able to survive or operate in difficult conditions The plants are tolerant of frost. opposite intolerant
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