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1. Showing respect for the rights, opinions or practices of others
    
2. Tolerating other people's actions and behaviour; forgiving under provocation
   "our neighbour was very tolerant about the window our son broke";
   - kind
    
3. Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
   "tolerant of his opponent's opinions";
   - broad, large-minded, liberal
    
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";
   - resistant
    
5. Showing the capacity for endurance
   "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving";
   - patient of

See also: broad-minded, charitable, forgiving, patient, tolerable, unbigoted

Antonym: intolerant

Encyclopedia: Tolerant