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Webster 1913 Edition
Tolerant
Tol′er-ant
,Adj.
Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tolerant
TOL'ERANT
,Adj.
Definition 2025
tolerant
tolerant
See also: tolérant
English
Adjective
tolerant (comparative more tolerant, superlative most tolerant)
- tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
- He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.
- tending to withstand or survive
- These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.
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Translations
tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
tolerant (comparative toleranter, superlative tolerantst)
Inflection
| Inflection of tolerant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | tolerant | |||
| inflected | tolerante | |||
| comparative | toleranter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | tolerant | toleranter | het tolerantst het tolerantste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | tolerante | tolerantere | tolerantste |
| n. sing. | tolerant | toleranter | tolerantste | |
| plural | tolerante | tolerantere | tolerantste | |
| definite | tolerante | tolerantere | tolerantste | |
| partitive | tolerants | toleranters | — | |
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German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
tolerant (comparative toleranter, superlative am tolerantesten)
Declension
Positive forms of tolerant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist tolerant | sie ist tolerant | es ist tolerant | sie sind tolerant | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | toleranter | tolerante | tolerantes | tolerante |
| genitive | toleranten | toleranter | toleranten | toleranter | |
| dative | tolerantem | toleranter | tolerantem | toleranten | |
| accusative | toleranten | tolerante | tolerantes | tolerante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der tolerante | die tolerante | das tolerante | die toleranten |
| genitive | des toleranten | der toleranten | des toleranten | der toleranten | |
| dative | dem toleranten | der toleranten | dem toleranten | den toleranten | |
| accusative | den toleranten | die tolerante | das tolerante | die toleranten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein toleranter | eine tolerante | ein tolerantes | (keine) toleranten |
| genitive | eines toleranten | einer toleranten | eines toleranten | (keiner) toleranten | |
| dative | einem toleranten | einer toleranten | einem toleranten | (keinen) toleranten | |
| accusative | einen toleranten | eine tolerante | ein tolerantes | (keine) toleranten | |
Comparative forms of tolerant
Superlative forms of tolerant
Latin
Verb
tolerant
- third-person plural present active indicative of tolerō "they bear, they endure, they tolerate"
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante)
References
- “tolerant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante)
References
- “tolerant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.