Tolerant - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtɑːlərənt|
Brit.
|ˈtɒl(ə)r(ə)nt|
adjective
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation (syn: kind)
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness (syn: broad, large-minded, liberal)
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness (syn: broad, large-minded, liberal)
tolerant of his opponent's opinions
- able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress (syn: resistant)the plant is tolerant of saltwater
these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided
- showing the capacity for endurancethese fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided
injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving
Extra examples
...this job requires a tolerant person who is used to dealing with complaints and angry customers...
...a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him...
Luckily, my parents were tolerant of my choice of music.
...everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot, a man who never hurt anyone...
Some people weren't very tolerant of his eccentricity.
...by and large the American colonists were not particularly tolerant of those who were regarded as idolaters...
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