/ ˈtɒlərənt; NAmE ˈtɑːl-/ adjective
1.
tolerant (of / towards sb/sth) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it :
He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions.
2.
tolerant (of sth) ( of plants, animals or machines ) able to survive or operate in difficult conditions :
The plants are tolerant of frost.
OPP intolerant
► tol·er·ant·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French tolérant , present participle of tolérer , from Latin tolerare . Compare with earlier intolerant .