tolerant

Definition von tolerant im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.; tending to withstand or survive
These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.; indulgent; {s} open-minded, easy-going, unprejudiced, unbigoted, indulgent; tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"; showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions" showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others; showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions"; Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent; approval If you describe someone as tolerant, you approve of the fact that they allow other people to say and do as they like, even if they do not agree with or like it. They need to be tolerant of different points of view intolerant + tolerantly tol·er·ant·ly She had listened tolerantly to his jumbled account; showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others; If a plant, animal, or machine is tolerant of particular conditions or types of treatment, it is able to bear them without being damaged or hurt. plants which are more tolerant of dry conditions; showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
drought-tolerant: Able to survive long periods of time without rain
Some of the best drought-tolerant trees are bur oak, Texas red oak, Texas ash, cedar elm, Eve's necklace, chinkapin oak, and Lacey oak.
tolerantly: With tolerance
tolerantly: In a tolerant manner
fault-tolerant: fault-tolerant computer/machine a computer that continues working even if it has a fault or when there is a fault in a program
tolerantly: in a tolerant manner; "he reacts rather tolerantly toward his son's juvenile behavior
tolerantly: broad-mindedly, permissively, in an unprejudiced manner, indulgently