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tolerant

/ˈtɒləənt/TO-lur-uhnt
/ˈtɑlɚənt/TAH-lur-uhnt

Meaningenduring

Common meaning: willing to accept others

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tolerō ‘to bear, endure’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tolerō, p. 1876 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • tolerō Latin “to bear, endure”

Related words

intolerabletolerate

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