tolerant

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
  2. adjective tolerant and forgiving under provocation
  3. adjective showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

Etymology

Either borrowed from French tolérant or directly from its source Latin tolerans, present participle of, and participial adjective from tolerō (“to endure”).

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