tolerant: Meaning and Definition of

tol•er•ant

Pronunciation: (tol'ur-unt), [key]
— adj.
  1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
  2. favoring toleration: a tolerant church.
    1. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
    2. lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.
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