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tolerant |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}] 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}, {liberal}] 4: showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions" [syn: {patient of}]
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