unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
illiberality
noun
a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
intolérant
ne veut pas tolérer les divergences d'opinions
🇪🇸Spanish
intolerante
no está dispuesto a tolerar la diferencia de opinión
🇮🇹Italian
intollerante
non disposto a tollerare divergenze di opinione
🇵🇹Portuguese
intolerante
não está disposto a tolerar diferenças de opinião
🇷🇺Russian
нетерпимый
нежелание мириться с разницей во мнениях
India
🇮🇳Hindi
असहिष्णु
मतभेद बर्दाश्त करने को तैयार नहीं
🇧🇩Bengali
অসহিষ্ণু
মতের পার্থক্য সহ্য করতে নারাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
சகிப்புத்தன்மையற்ற
கருத்து வேறுபாடுகளை பொறுத்துக்கொள்ள விருப்பமில்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
అసహనం
అభిప్రాయ భేదాలను సహించడానికి ఇష్టపడరు
🇮🇳Marathi
असहिष्णु
मतभिन्नता सहन करण्यास तयार नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસહિષ્ણુ
અભિપ્રાયના તફાવતને સહન કરવા તૈયાર નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಸಹಿಷ್ಣುತೆ
ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವನ್ನು ಸಹಿಸಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അസഹിഷ്ണുത
അഭിപ്രായ വ്യത്യാസം സഹിക്കാൻ തയ്യാറല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲ
ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਦਾਸ਼ਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
عدم برداشت
اختلاف رائے کو برداشت کرنے کو تیار نہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不宽容的
不愿意容忍不同意见
🇯🇵Japanese
不寛容な
意見の相違を許容したくない
🇰🇷Korean
편협한
의견 차이를 용납하지 않으려는
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không khoan dung
không muốn chấp nhận sự khác biệt về quan điểm
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่อดทน
ไม่ยอมทนต่อความเห็นต่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
intoleran
tidak mau menoleransi perbedaan pendapat
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi nagpaparaya
ayaw magparaya sa pagkakaiba ng opinyon
🇲🇾Malay
tidak bertoleransi
tidak mahu bertolak ansur dengan perbezaan pendapat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير متسامح
- عدم الرغبة في تحمل الاختلاف في الرأي
🇮🇷Persian
عدم تحمل
تمایلی به تحمل اختلاف نظر ندارند
🇹🇷Turkish
hoşgörüsüz
görüş farklılığına tahammül etmek istemeyen
🇮🇱Hebrew
לֹא סוֹבלָנִי
לא מוכן לסבול חילוקי דעות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'intolerant'?
The primary meaning of 'intolerant' is 'unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'intolerant' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'intolerant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'intolerant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'intolerant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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