What does tolerant mean?

tolerant means "showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tolerant?

tolerant has 3 syllables: to-le-rant. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˈtɑlɚənt/.

What is another word for tolerant?

Close synonyms include kind, broad, large-minded, liberal, resistant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of tolerant?

The recorded antonyms are intolerant.

Is tolerant a common word?

tolerant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tolerant?

1 word rhymes with tolerant. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

tolerant — meaning, pronunciation and 5 definitions

adjective

5 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
Antonymsintolerant
Similarunbigoted
2.
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
“our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke”
Synonymskind
Similarforgiving
3.
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
“a broad political stance”
“generous and broad sympathies”
“a liberal newspaper”
“tolerant of his opponent's opinions”
Synonymsbroad large-minded liberal
Similarbroad-minded
4.
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
“the plant is tolerant of saltwater”
“these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided”
“the new hybrid is more resistant to drought”
Synonymsresistant
Similartolerable
5.
showing the capacity for endurance
“injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving”
“a man patient of distractions”
Synonymspatient of
Similarpatient

Questions about tolerant

What does tolerant mean?: tolerant means "showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in tolerant?: tolerant has 3 syllables: to-le-rant. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˈtɑlɚənt/.
What is another word for tolerant?: Close synonyms include kind, broad, large-minded, liberal, resistant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of tolerant?: The recorded antonyms are intolerant.
Is tolerant a common word?: tolerant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with tolerant?: 1 word rhymes with tolerant. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tolerant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

5 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
Antonymsintolerant
Similarunbigoted
2.
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
“our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke”
Synonymskind
Similarforgiving
3.
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
“a broad political stance”
“generous and broad sympathies”
“a liberal newspaper”
“tolerant of his opponent's opinions”
Synonymsbroad large-minded liberal
Similarbroad-minded
4.
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
“the plant is tolerant of saltwater”
“these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided”
“the new hybrid is more resistant to drought”
Synonymsresistant
Similartolerable
5.
showing the capacity for endurance
“injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving”
“a man patient of distractions”
Synonymspatient of
Similarpatient

Questions about tolerant

What does tolerant mean?: tolerant means "showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in tolerant?: tolerant has 3 syllables: to-le-rant. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˈtɑlɚənt/.
What is another word for tolerant?: Close synonyms include kind, broad, large-minded, liberal, resistant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of tolerant?: The recorded antonyms are intolerant.
Is tolerant a common word?: tolerant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with tolerant?: 1 word rhymes with tolerant. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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