Adjective: tolerant tó-lu-runt
- Showing respect for the rights, opinions or practices of others
"The tolerant community welcomed people from diverse backgrounds"
- Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"tolerant of his opponent's opinions";
- broad, large-minded, liberal
- Tolerating other people's actions and behaviour; forgiving under provocation
"our neighbour was very tolerant about the window our son broke";
- kind
- 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";
- resistant
- Showing the capacity for endurance
"injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"
See also: broad-minded, charitable, forgiving, patient, tolerable, unbigoted
Antonym: intolerant
Encyclopedia: Tolerant