tolerant
adjective
1. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
Similar word(s): charitable, patient, unbigoted
2. tolerant and forgiving under provocation
Similar word(s): forgiving, kind
3. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- tolerant of his opponent's opinions
Similar word(s): broad, 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
Similar word(s): tolerable, resistant
5. showing the capacity for endurance
- injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving
Similar word(s): patient
Sentences with tolerant as an adjective:
- He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.
- These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.