tolerant

tolerant
[[t]tɒ̱lərənt[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: oft v-link ADJ of n (approval) If you describe someone as tolerant, you approve of the fact that they allow other people to say and do as they like, even if they do not agree with or like it.

They need to be tolerant of different points of view...

Other changes include more tolerant attitudes to unmarried couples having children.

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tolerantly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

She had listened tolerantly to his jumbled account.

2) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ of n If a plant, animal, or machine is tolerant of particular conditions or types of treatment, it is able to bear them without being damaged or hurt.

...plants which are more tolerant of dry conditions...

Today's floppy disc drives are tolerant of poor quality discs.


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  • tolérant — tolérant, ante [ tɔlerɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1544; lat. tolerans 1 ♦ Qui fait preuve de tolérance (2o) . ⇒ compréhensif, libéral. Ses parents sont très tolérants. ⇒ indulgent. 2 ♦ Qui fait preuve de tolérance en matière d opinion. Doctrine, religion… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tolerant — TOLERÁNT, Ă, toleranţi, te, adj. (Adesea substantivat) Care tolerează; îngăduitor, indulgent. – Din fr. tolérant. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  Tolerant ≠ intolerant, intransigent, netolerant Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • tolérant — tolérant, ante (to lé ran, ran t ) adj. 1°   Qui tolère.    Il se dit principalement en matière de religion. Un zèle tolérant. •   La religion catholique, c est à dire la plus sévère et la moins tolérante de toutes les religions, BOSSUET 6e avert …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • tolerant — Adj. (Mittelstufe) voller Toleranz Beispiele: Er ist sehr tolerant gegenüber anderen Menschen. Sie verhält sich immer tolerant …   Extremes Deutsch

  • tolerant — [Wichtig (Rating 3200 5600)] Auch: • nachsichtig • geduldig Bsp.: • Die Polizei ist gegenüber Kleinverbrechen weniger nachsichtig als zuvor. • Sie ist sehr tolerant gegenüber anderen Leuten …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • tolerant — Die Nachbarn hören oft laut Musik. Wir müssen sehr tolerant sein …   Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer

  • Tolerant — Tol er*ant, a. [L. tolerans, p. pr. of tolerare to tolerate: cf. F. tol[ e]rant. See {Tolerate}.] Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toleránt — (lat.), duldsam …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • tolerant — index benevolent, charitable (lenient), dispassionate, lenient, liberal (broad minded), nonmilitant, open minded …   Law dictionary

  • tolerant — (adj.) 1784, from L. tolerantia endurance, from tolerans, prp. of tolerare to bear, endure, tolerate (see TOLERATION (Cf. toleration)). Related: Tolerantly …   Etymology dictionary

  • tolerant — *forbearing, lenient, indulgent, clement, merciful Analogous words: *charitable, benevolent, humane: forgiving, ex cusing, condoning (see EXCUSE vb) Antonyms: intolerant: severe …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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