inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
tolerant of errors.
2.
favoring toleration:
a tolerant church.
3.
Medicine/Medical, Immunology.
able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.
Origin
1770-80; < Latintolerant- (stem of tolerāns), present participle of tolerāre to bear. See tolerate, -ant
Related forms
tolerantly, adverb
nontolerant, adjective
nontolerantly, adverb
overtolerant, adjective
overtolerantly, adverb
quasi-tolerant, adjective
quasi-tolerantly, adverb
self-tolerant, adjective
self-tolerantly, adverb
Examples from the web for tolerant
He took time to find out what he thought and he had an open mind and a tolerant nature.
Yews often need shearing twice a season and are tolerant about mistakes.
Once the kingdom of a kind tolerant king was attacked by a bad intolerant king.
Meanwhile, as economic hardships deepen, even once fairly tolerant governments are lashing out.
In the understory, cacti are a dominant feature and are interspersed among other succulent and dry tolerant species.
Bonobos are more peaceful and tolerant and females rule.
Drought tolerant but blooms longer and better with more water.
The system should be tolerant of momentary hiccups with its connection.
He says the great rise in the divorce-rate over the past fifty years results from our becoming more tolerant of divorce socially.
Usually, trustees are tolerant of different styles as long as the agreed-upon goals are met and budgets are respected.
British Dictionary definitions for tolerant
tolerant
/ˈtɒlərənt/
adjective
1.
able to tolerate the beliefs, actions, opinions, etc, of others
2.
permissive
3.
able to withstand extremes, as of heat and cold
4.
(med) (of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug
Derived Forms
tolerantly, adverb
Word Origin and History for tolerant
adj.
1784, from Latin tolerantia "endurance," from tolerans, present participle of tolerare "to bear, endure, tolerate" (see toleration). Related: Tolerantly.