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Tolerant

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Adjective

1. tolerant

showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

2. kind, tolerant

tolerant and forgiving under provocation

Example Sentences:
'our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke'

3. broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

Example Sentences:
'a broad political stance'
'generous and broad sympathies'
'a liberal newspaper'
'tolerant of his opponent's opinions'

4. resistant, tolerant

able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

Example Sentences:
'the plant is tolerant of saltwater'
'these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided'
'the new hybrid is more resistant to drought'

5. patient of, tolerant

showing the capacity for endurance

Example Sentences:
'injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving'
'a man patient of distractions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tolerant

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adjective
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
(of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug

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Tolerant

see synonyms of tolerant
adjective
1. 
having or showing tolerance of others' beliefs, practices, etc.
2.  Medicine
of or having tolerance

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Tolerant

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adj.
1. Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing: a tolerant attitude.
2. Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition: plants tolerant of extreme heat.
3. Able to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound: people who are lactose tolerant.

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