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How to pronounce tolerant in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms broad, large-minded, liberal
Derivation tolerate


tolerant of his opponent's opinions.
Type Words
Synonyms kind
Derivation tolerate
Type Words
Synonyms resistant


the plant is tolerant of saltwater.
these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided.
Type Words
Synonyms patient of
Derivation tolerate


injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving.
Type Words
Derivation tolerance, tolerate

Examples of tolerant

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Nowadays, children are a lot more tolerant than what they were 10, 20 years ago.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Salt-tolerant species have become more common along highways with high salt use.
From the sacbee.com
Once again the tolerant Left shows again and again how tolerant they really are.
From the latimes.com
Cold-tolerant annuals include verbena, cabbage, kale, million bells and pansies.
From the timesunion.com
Are we only to be tolerant and respectful of religions that are in the minority?
From the kansas.com
People born under that sign are said to be hardworking, tolerant and persistent.
From the al.com
Tolerant neighbors are certainly an asset and very much appreciated, Bryan said.
From the al.com
He had been their surest common link, the tolerant architect of their coalition.
From the time.com
He's patient with his friends, tolerant of his enemies and kind to his landlord.
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More examples
  • Showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
  • Kind: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
  • Broad: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
  • 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"
  • Showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions"
  • (tolerantly) in a tolerant manner; "he reacts rather tolerantly toward his son's juvenile behavior"
  • In general usage, tolerance is the ability to accept the existence of something while still disapproving of it. ...
  • (Tolerance (engineering)) Engineering tolerance is the permissible limit or limits of variation in # a physical dimension, # a measured value or physical property of a material, manufactured object, system, or service, # other measured values (such as temperature, humidity, etc). ...
  • (Tolerance (in logic)) In mathematical logic, a tolerant sequence is a sequence