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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 in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words. See how to use tolerant in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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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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    Tolerant means inclined or disposed to tolerate, showing tolerance, or forbearing. It can also mean favoring toleration or able to endure or resist something. See the word history, origin, and usage examples of tolerant.

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    Tolerance is a noun that means a fair, respectful, and permissive attitude or policy toward people or things that differ from one's own or from the majority. It also means the capacity to endure or resist something, such as pain, stress, or poison.

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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 examples, synonyms and related words for tolerant in English and other languages.

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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.