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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (5)

1. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others;

2. tolerant and forgiving under provocation;
- Example: "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
[syn: kind, tolerant]

3. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness;
- Example: "a broad political stance"
- Example: "generous and broad sympathies"
- Example: "a liberal newspaper"
- Example: "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
[syn: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant]

4. able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress;
- Example: "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"
- Example: "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"
- Example: "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"
[syn: tolerant, resistant]

5. showing the capacity for endurance;
- Example: "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"
- Example: "a man patient of distractions"
[syn: tolerant, patient of]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tolerant
    adj 1: showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices
           of others [ant: intolerant]
    2: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was
       very kind about the window our son broke" [syn: kind,
       tolerant]
    3: 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]
    4: 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]
    5: showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us
       tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions"
       [syn: tolerant, patient of]