Tolerant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

tolerant and forgiving under provocation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːlɚɹənt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒləɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒləɹənt/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːlɚɹənt/.

Examples

our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
a broad political stance
generous and broad sympathies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resistant large-minded patient of kind broad liberal

Antonyms

intolerant

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
adjective	tolerant and forgiving under provocation “our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke”
adjective	showing or characterized by broad-mindedness “a broad political stance”
adjective	able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress “the plant is tolerant of saltwater”
adjective	showing the capacity for endurance “injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving”

Word Forms

tolerance	noun	willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
tolerate	verb	recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
kindness	noun	tendency to be kind and forgiving
liberalness	noun	an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

tolérant

faire preuve de respect pour les droits, les opinions ou les pratiques d’autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

tolerante

mostrar respeto por los derechos, opiniones o prácticas de otros

🇮🇹Italian

tollerante

mostrare rispetto per i diritti, le opinioni o le pratiche degli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

verdraagzaam

respect tonen voor de rechten, meningen of praktijken van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

tolerante

mostrar respeito pelos direitos, opiniões ou práticas de outros

🇷🇺Russian

терпимый

проявление уважения к правам, мнениям или практикам других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहिष्णु

दूसरों के अधिकारों या राय या प्रथाओं के प्रति सम्मान दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

সহনশীল

অন্যদের অধিকার বা মতামত বা অনুশীলনের প্রতি সম্মান প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சகிப்புத்தன்மை

மற்றவர்களின் உரிமைகள் அல்லது கருத்துக்கள் அல்லது நடைமுறைகளுக்கு மரியாதை காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహనశీలి

ఇతరుల హక్కులు లేదా అభిప్రాయాలు లేదా అభ్యాసాల పట్ల గౌరవం చూపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सहनशील

इतरांच्या अधिकारांचा किंवा मतांचा किंवा पद्धतींचा आदर करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહનશીલ

અન્યના અધિકારો અથવા અભિપ્રાયો અથવા પ્રથાઓ માટે આદર દર્શાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಿಷ್ಣು

ಇತರರ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಗಳಿಗೆ ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹിഷ്ണുത

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ അവകാശങ്ങളോ അഭിപ്രായങ്ങളോ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളോടോ ഉള്ള ആദരവ് കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਅਭਿਆਸਾਂ ਲਈ ਆਦਰ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

برداشت کرنے والا

دوسروں کے حقوق یا رائے یا طرز عمل کا احترام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宽容

尊重他人的权利、意见或做法

🇯🇵Japanese

寛容な

他者の権利、意見、慣行を尊重すること

🇰🇷Korean

관대 한

다른 사람의 권리, 의견 또는 관행에 대한 존중을 나타냅니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoan dung

thể hiện sự tôn trọng quyền, ý kiến hoặc thực tiễn của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ใจกว้าง

การแสดงความเคารพต่อสิทธิหรือความคิดเห็นหรือการปฏิบัติของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

toleran

menunjukkan rasa hormat terhadap hak atau pendapat atau praktik orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagparaya

pagpapakita ng paggalang sa mga karapatan o opinyon o gawi ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

bertolak ansur

menunjukkan rasa hormat terhadap hak atau pendapat atau amalan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متسامح

إظهار الاحترام لحقوق أو آراء أو ممارسات الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

متحمل

نشان دادن احترام به حقوق یا عقاید یا اعمال دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

hoşgörülü

Başkalarının haklarına, görüşlerine veya uygulamalarına saygı göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹבלָנִי

גילוי כבוד לזכויות או לדעות או לנוהגים של אחרים

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