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tolerant [ˈtɒlərənt] adj
1. able to tolerate the beliefs, actions, opinions, etc., of others 2. permissive 3. able to withstand extremes, as of heat and cold 4. (Medicine) Med (of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug tolerantly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tolerant adjective broad-minded, understanding, sympathetic, open-minded, patient, fair, soft, catholic, charitable, indulgent, easy-going, long-suffering, lax, lenient, permissive, magnanimous, free and easy, forbearing, kind-hearted, unprejudiced, complaisant, latitudinarian, unbigoted, easy-oasy (slang) They need to be tolerant of different points of view. broad-minded authoritarian, strict, prejudiced, biased, stern, rigid, sectarian, repressive, bigoted, dictatorial, dogmatic, intolerant, tyrannical, narrow-minded, despotic, illiberal, uncharitable Translations tolerant [ˈtɒlərənt] ADJ 1. (= open-minded) [person, society, attitude] → tolerante to be tolerant of sb/sth → ser tolerante con algn/algo 2. (Med) to be tolerant to sth → tolerar algo his body is becoming tolerant to the drugs (= receptive) → su cuerpo tolera cada vez mejor los medicamentos; (= resistant) → los medicamentos ya no le surten efecto tolerant [ˈtɒlərənt] adj → tolérant(e) to be tolerant of sth (= accept) → être tolérant(e) vis-à-vis de qch tolerant adj (→ gegenüber) → tolerant, duldsam; (towards children, one’s juniors) → nachsichtig; the Lord is tolerant of our mistakes → der Herr sieht uns unsere Schwächen nach; to adopt a more tolerant attitude to or toward(s) something → einer Sache (dat) → toleranter gegenüberstehen (Tech, Med) to be tolerant of heat → hitzebeständig sein; to be tolerant to light → Licht vertragen können; to be tolerant to a drug → ein Medikament (gut) vertragen tolerant [ˈtɒlər/ənt] adj tolerant (of) → tollerante (nei confronti di) tolerant [ˈtɒlər/ənt] adj tolerant (of) → tollerante (nei confronti di) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities. In my later and more tolerant years I had been unenthusiastic in my acceptance of it as an inevitable social phenomenon. Their catholic digestions were equally tolerant of a rat or an insect. |
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