tolerant

== English == === Etymology === Either borrowed from French tolérant or directly from its source Latin tolerans, present participle of, and participial adjective from tolerō (“to endure”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɒləɹənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːləɹənt/ === Adjective === tolerant (comparative more tolerant, superlative most tolerant) Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something. [from 1784] Synonyms: forbearing, lenient, open-minded; see also Thesaurus:permissive Antonyms: close-minded, intolerant, strict; see also Thesaurus:bigoted Tending to withstand or survive. Synonyms: resistant, sufferable; see also Thesaurus:tolerant Antonyms: intolerant, vulnerable ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === tolerant (plural tolerants) One who or that which tolerates something, especially a biological species. === Further reading === “tolerant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tolerant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “tolerant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Tarleton == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin tolerantem. ==== Adjective ==== tolerant m or f (masculine and feminine plural tolerants) tolerant Antonym: intolerant ===== Related terms ===== tolerància tolerar === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tolerant gerund of tolerar === Further reading === “tolerant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “tolerant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “tolerant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “tolerant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === From French tolérant, derived from French tolérer, see Danish tolerere. === Adjective === tolerant (neuter tolerant, plural and definite singular attributive tolerante) tolerant (of a person, act, or the like) Antonym: intolerant (especially medicine) tolerant (to a substance or the like) ==== Related terms ==== tolerance === References === “tolerant” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tolérant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toː.ləˈrɑnt/, /tɔ-/ Hyphenation: to‧le‧rant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Adjective === tolerant (comparative toleranter, superlative tolerantst) tolerant Synonym: verdraagzaam Antonyms: intolerant, onverdraagzaam ==== Inflection ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: toleran === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “tolerant”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toləˈʁant/ Rhymes: -ant === Adjective === tolerant (strong nominative masculine singular toleranter, comparative toleranter, superlative am tolerantesten) tolerant ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tolerant” in Duden online “tolerant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Latin == === Verb === tolerant third-person plural present active indicative of tolerō "they bear, they endure, they tolerate" == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French tolérant. === Adjective === tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante) tolerant === References === “tolerant” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French tolérant. === Adjective === tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante) tolerant === References === “tolerant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tolérant. === Adjective === tolerant m or n (feminine singular tolerantă, masculine plural toleranți, feminine/neuter plural tolerante) tolerant ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== toleranță == Swedish == === Adjective === tolerant (comparative tolerantare, superlative tolerantast) tolerant ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== intolerant ==== Related terms ==== tolerans === References === “tolerant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tolerant”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tolerant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === lotterna