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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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