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    tolerant
    /ˈtɒl(ə)rənt/

    adjective

    • 1. showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with: "we must be tolerant of others"
    • 2. (of a plant, animal, or machine) able to endure specified conditions or treatment: "rye is reasonably tolerant of drought"

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    Learn the meaning of tolerant as an adjective that describes someone or something that can accept or deal with differences, difficulties or unpleasantness. Find out how to use tolerant in sentences and explore related words and phrases.

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    Learn the meaning of tolerant as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use tolerant in a sentence and how it differs from tolerance.

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    If you're tolerant it means that you accept people who are unlike you or put up with stuff you don't like. If you let your roommate play the same awful '80s mix over and over and don't say anything, you're probably a very tolerant person.

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    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word tolerance, from endurance and sympathy to immunity and allowance. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases for tolerance.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOLERANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of tolerant as an adjective that describes someone or something that can accept or deal with differences, difficulties or unpleasantness. Find out how to use tolerant in a sentence and explore related words and phrases.

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    Tolerance definition: a fair, respectful, and permissive attitude or policy toward people whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one’s own or from those of the majority; freedom from bigotry and from an insistence on conformity.

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    Tolerant definition: inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing. See examples of TOLERANT used in a sentence.