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tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt]

adjective

  1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing.

    tolerant of errors.

  2. favoring toleration.

    a tolerant church.

  3. Medicine/Medical, Immunology.Ìý

    1. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.

    2. lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.



tolerant

/ ˈ³ÙÉ’±ôÉ™°ùÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. able to tolerate the beliefs, actions, opinions, etc, of others

  2. permissive

  3. able to withstand extremes, as of heat and cold

  4. med (of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • tolerantly adverb
  • nontolerant adjective
  • nontolerantly adverb
  • overtolerant adjective
  • overtolerantly adverb
  • quasi-tolerant adjective
  • quasi-tolerantly adverb
  • self-tolerant adjective
  • self-tolerantly adverb
  • ˈ³Ù´Ç±ô±ð°ù²¹²Ô³Ù±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of tolerant1

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin tolerant-, stem of ³Ù´Ç±ô±ð°ùÄå²Ô²õ “bearing,†present participle of ³Ù´Ç±ô±ð°ùÄå°ù±ð “to bearâ€; tolerate
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"As a byproduct, it has all these wonderful effects: People become more tolerant of each other, more respectful, more engaged in public dialogue."

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For example, some “fire-safe†plant lists contain species that are drought tolerant but not necessarily fire resistant.

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"Hot weather tends to weed out plants that are in poor health and already struggling, but this can present an opportunity to plant something that is more drought tolerant," he said.

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In the beginning, many streamers were focused on growth and creating the biggest audience for their programs and were more tolerant of password sharing.

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"I trust the goodness of Scottish people and I trust them to take on that fight in the tolerant, liberal society that I think Scotland really is."

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