Tolerant

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  • adjective. Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing.
  • adjective. Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Inclined or disposed to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; enduring.
  • In medicine, able to receive or endure without effect, or without pernicious effect.
  • noun. One who tolerates; especially, one who is free from bigotry; a tolerationist.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
  • adjective. tending to withstand or survive
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
  • adjective. tolerant and forgiving under provocation
  • adjective. able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
  • adjective. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  • adjective. showing the capacity for endurance
  • Word Usage
    "Holdsworthy was an enthusiast over flowers, and a half lunatic over raising prize poultry; and these engrossing madnesses were a source of perpetual joy to Daylight, who looked on in tolerant good humor."
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