tolerant
tol·er·ant
adj \ˈtä-lə-rənt, ˈtäl-rənt\Definition of TOLERANT
1
: inclined to tolerate; especially : marked by forbearance or endurance <tolerant parents> <a culture tolerant of religious differences>
2
: exhibiting tolerance (as for a drug or an environmental factor)
— tol·er·ant·ly adverb
Examples of TOLERANT
- <this job requires a tolerant person who is used to dealing with complaints and angry customers>
- <a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him>
First Known Use of TOLERANT
1776
Related to TOLERANT
Related Words: lenient; acquiescent, passive, resigned, unresistant, yielding; agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, conformist, docile, law-abiding, obedient, placable, submissive, subordinate, tractable, willing; slavish, subservient; amiable, obliging; collected, composed; constrained, contained, curbed, inhibited, repressed, restrained; disciplined, self-contained, self-controlled; apathetic, uncaring, unresponsive
Near Antonyms: bored, tired, weary; defiant, resistant; contrary, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly
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