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Tolerant
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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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Tolerant
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