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tolerant

/ˈtɑːləɹənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
tol-er-ant
IPA
/ˈtɑːləɹənt/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.

adj

Tending to withstand or survive.

noun

One who or that which tolerates something, especially a biological species.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Either borrowed from French tolérant or directly from its source Latin tolerans, present participle of, and participial adjective from tolerō (“to endure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɑːləɹənt/
  • British English: /ˈtɒləɹənt/

Inflected Forms

more tolerant (comparative) most tolerant (superlative) tolerants (plural)

Derived Forms

heterotolerant omnitolerant phototolerant pseudotolerant tolerantism tolerantist tolerantly

Frequently Paired Words

tolerability tolerable tolerance tolerate toleration

Synonyms

forbearing lenient open-minded avuncular broad-minded catholic indulgent latitudinarian laissez faire liberal open-handed permissible

Antonyms

close-minded intolerant strict antiliberal biased bigoted closed-minded illiberal jaundiced narrow-minded prejudiced sectarian

Rhymes With

intolerant

Questions

How do you pronounce tolerant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑːləɹənt/.
What does tolerant mean?
Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
Where does tolerant come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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