Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tolerant
IPA transcription: [t'ɑlɚənt]
Pronunciations of tolerant
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tolerant
    Meaning: showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
  • Synonyms: kind, tolerant
    Meaning: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
  • Synonyms: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant
    Meaning: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
Usage examples
  • "Oh, there may be a few of 'em run, but there's them kind in every regiment, 'specially when they first goes under fire," said the other in a tolerant way.
  • The trousers of the young men widened at the bottom, and their hands were proudly calloused by the oft-plied oar. Fishermen were under the spell of a deep and tolerant joy.
  • If he is to be proud of his profession, and in that lonely moment tolerant of himself, he must feel that he is taking a noble part in the vindication of legal right, the punishment of legal wrong.
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