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See also: intolérant
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French intolérant.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[edit]
intolerant (comparative more intolerant, superlative most intolerant)
- Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
- I am lactose-intolerant, so I can't drink milk.
- 2013, Sarah Taylor, Vegetarian to Vegan: Give Up Dairy, Give Up Eggs for Good:
- When our bodies no longer create the enzyme needed to break down lactose, we can become intolerant to it.
- 1892, Harry Marshall Ward, The Oak: A Popular Introduction to Forest-botany
- The oak, as is well known, is a slow-growing, dicotyledonous tree of peculiar spreading habit, and very intolerant of shade.
- 1751, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies:
- The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses.
- Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear
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not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas
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Noun[edit]
intolerant (plural intolerants)
- One who is intolerant; a bigot.
- 1856, John David Chambers, Strictures, legal and historical, on the judgment of the Consistory Court of London, in December, 1855, in the Case of Westerton Versus Liddell:
- […] a portion of the prejudice which darkened the spirits of these intolerants, might perhaps have cast its shadow over him.
References[edit]
- “intolerant” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “intolerant” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin intolerans.
Adjective[edit]
intolerant (masculine and feminine plural intolerants)
- intolerant
- Antonym: tolerant
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “intolerant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intolerant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “intolerant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intolerant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
intolerant (strong nominative masculine singular intoleranter, comparative intoleranter, superlative am intolerantesten)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of intolerant
Comparative forms of intolerant
Superlative forms of intolerant
Further reading[edit]
- “intolerant” in Duden online
- “intolerant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French intolérant.
Adjective[edit]
intolerant m or n (feminine singular intolerantă, masculine plural intoleranți, feminine and neuter plural intolerante)
Declension[edit]
Declension of intolerant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | intolerant | intolerantă | intoleranți | intolerante | ||
definite | intolerantul | intoleranta | intoleranții | intolerantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | intolerant | intolerante | intoleranți | intolerante | ||
definite | intolerantului | intolerantei | intoleranților | intolerantelor |
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