tolerant
[ tol-er-uh nt ]
/ ˈtɒl ər ənt /
adjective
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
favoring toleration: a tolerant church.
Medicine/Medical, Immunology.
- able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
- lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.
Origin of tolerant
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British Dictionary definitions for tolerant
tolerant
/ (ˈtɒlərənt) /
adjective
able to tolerate the beliefs, actions, opinions, etc, of others
permissive
able to withstand extremes, as of heat and cold
med
(of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug