[in.tol.er.ant] adj (ca. 1735) 1: unable or unwilling to endure "a plant ~ of direct sunlight" "~ of criticism"
2. a: unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression esp. in religious matters b: unwilling to grant or share social, political, or professional rights: bigoted -- in.tol.er.ant.ly adv -- in.tol.er.ant.ness n