tolerant
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈtɑːlərənt/
- The community is known for being very tolerant of diverse beliefs and lifestyles.
- more tolerant
- less tolerant
- a tolerant attitude
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Watch on YouTubeFirst of all, these are the most tolerant people you will ever meet.
- First of all, these are the most tolerant people you will ever meet.
- You have to, you have to be tolerant of, of of failure.
- And how do you preserve a tolerant pluralistic culture?
- As a people we're ambitious, resilient, independent minded and I might add, tolerant, generous and inventive.
- I've been taught that there is nothing more laudable than being accepting and tolerant of the noble people over there.
- You know, it's one thing if a society wants to be open and tolerant and all of that and I'm for all of that.
- It seemed like the idea of, you know, being socially tolerant and fiscally responsible was in the air.
Examples
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The first trend is toward a multicultural, scientific, tolerant society.
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You're being tolerant of me, aren't you?
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First of all, these are the most tolerant people you will ever meet.
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Not everyone is as tolerant as I am.
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In recent decades, the players have grown less tolerant and the audience more so.
Academic text (1993) -
Schools must, therefore, change how students view difference and build tolerant attitudes toward other individuals.
Academic text (2015) -
Universities have a strong obligation to be tolerant of diversity among people and ideas.
Academic text (1991) -
But Moroccans essentially are very tolerant people.
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The liberal ideal is the good society, a tolerant and a pluralistic society.
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Obviously we've become much more tolerant of the transgender fairly recently.
Synonyms
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4.4
Having political views that support social change and people's freedoms
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3.7
Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views
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3.6
Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them
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4.4
Not strict about rules and punishment
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4.8
Willing to help others and change plans for them
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3.6
Willing to accept different ideas and people
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3.5
Open to different opinions and ways of life
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6.8
Ready to change or compromise to help others and keep peace
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4.1
Ready to accept new ideas and people in a friendly way
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6.0
Willing to accept other people's ideas and be kind to them
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Open-minded and fair toward people from different backgrounds
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8.4
Ready to try new ideas and adapt to change
Open to different ideas and willing to change views
Antonyms
How Tolerant
Surface Forms
Morphology
tolerant = tolerate (transparent) = toler + ant
Derived from 'tolerate' with the adjectival suffix '-ant'; the meaning 'willing to accept' is a direct extension of 'to tolerate'.
Etymology
Tolerant comes from the old Latin word tolerare, which means 'to bear' or 'to endure'. So a tolerant person 'bears' different ideas or people patiently, meaning they accept differences rather than fight them.