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tolerant a. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
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tolerant s. [
kind] tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
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tolerant s. [
broad, large-minded, liberal] showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
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tolerant s. [
resistant] able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress; "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"
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