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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tol•er•ant /ɪnˈtɑlərənt/USA pronunciation adj. - not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., that are different from one's own:Some of those churchgoers are intolerant of other religions.
- unable or unwilling to endure:[usually: be + ~ + of]That young child is intolerant of heat.
in•tol•er•ance, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tol•er•ant (in tol′ər ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters;
bigoted. - unable or unwilling to tolerate or endure (usually fol. by of ):intolerant of very hot weather.
n. - an intolerant person;
bigot.
- Latin intolerant- (stem of intolerāns) impatient. See in-3, tolerant
- 1725–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged illiberal, narrow, proscriptive, prejudiced, biased, dictatorial, totalitarian. Intolerant, fanatical, bigoted refer to strongly illiberal attitudes. Intolerant refers to an active refusal to allow others to have or put into practice beliefs different from one's own:intolerant in politics; intolerant of other customs.Bigoted is to be so emotionally or subjectively attached to one's own belief as to be hostile to all others:a bigoted person.Fanatical applies to unreasonable or extreme action in maintaining one's beliefs and practices without necessary reference to others:a fanatical religious sect.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged liberal.
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