'Tolerant' definitions:
Definition of 'tolerant'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others [ant: intolerant]
adjective
Tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" [syn: kind, tolerant]
adjective
Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant]
adjective
Able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress; "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" [syn: tolerant, resistant]
adjective
Showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions" [syn: tolerant, patient of]
Definition of 'Tolerant'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'tolerant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepting,
- accommodating,
- accommodative,
- admissive,
- advanced,
- agreeable,
- allowing,
- armed with patience,
- attentive,
- benevolent,
- broad,
- broad-minded,
- catholic,
- charitable,
- clement,
- compassionate,
- complaisant,
- conciliatory,
- consenting,
- considerate,
- delicate,
- disciplined,
- dispassionate,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- endurant,
- enduring,
- fair,
- forbearant,
- forbearing,
- forgiving,
- freethinking,
- generous,
- gentle,
- heedful,
- helpful,
- humane,
- indulgent,
- kind,
- latitudinarian,
- lax,
- lenient,
- liberal,
- libertarian,
- libertine,
- long-suffering,
- longanimous,
- magnanimous,
- merciful,
- mild,
- mindful,
- mindful of others,
- moderate,
- nonprohibitive,
- objective,
- obliging,
- open-minded,
- patient,
- patient as Job,
- permissive,
- permitting,
- persevering,
- philosophical,
- placable,
- regardful,
- self-controlled,
- soft,
- solicitous,
- sparing,
- Spartan,
- stoic,
- suffering,
- tactful,
- tender,
- thoughtful,
- tolerating,
- tolerative,
- unbigoted,
- understanding,
- unprejudiced,
- unprohibitive,
- unresentful,
- unrevengeful