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tolerant

to·le·rant

UK/ˈtɒləɹənt/ US/ˈtɑːləɹənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

2.

tolerant and forgiving under provocation

  • “our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke”
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3.

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

  • “a broad political stance”
  • “generous and broad sympathies”
  • “a liberal newspaper”
  • “tolerant of his opponent”
4.

showing the capacity for endurance

  • “injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving”
  • “a man patient of distractions”
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Origin

Either borrowed from French tolérant or directly from its source Latin tolerans, present participle of, and participial adjective from tolerō (“to endure”).

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