tolerant

tolerant is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.
2. adjective. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

   "a broad political stance"

   "generous and broad sympathies"

   Synonyms: broad, liberal

3. adjective. tolerant and forgiving under provocation

   "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

   Synonyms: kind

4. adjective. showing the capacity for endurance

   "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"

   "a man patient of distractions"

5. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: resistant

6. adjective. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

Synonyms

broad, liberal, kind, resistant

Common word forms

tolerantly

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