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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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