intolerant
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intolerant
- /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/ US
- /ɪnˈtɒləɹənt/ UK
Where it comes from
First attested in the first half of the 18th century; either borrowed from French intolérant (early 17th century) or from its source, Latin intolerāns. By surface analysis, in- + tolerant (itself only attested from the 1780s).
adjective more intolerant · most intolerant
- Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
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Unable to digest food or be given substances of a certain composition without adverse effects.
Near-synonym: allergic
Similar: allergic
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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.
Whilſt Congregationaliſts in England were complaining of the intolerant ſpirit of Epiſcopalians there
Similar: bigoted
noun intolerants
- One who is intolerant; a bigot. […] a portion of the prejudice which darkened the spirits of these intolerants, might perhaps have cast its shadow over him.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: narrow-minded, rigid, strict, narrow, bigoted, illiberal, intolerable, intolerance, intransigent, uncompromising, tolerance, tolerated, judgmental, bigotry, lactose, small-minded
Translations
Every language
adj unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear
| Español | intolerante |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असहनशील ashanśīl |
| Français | intolérant |
| Deutsch | unduldsam, intolerant |
| Русский | нетерпи́мый neterpímyj |
adj not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas
| Español | intolerante |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असहिष्णु ashiṣṇu |
| Français | intolérant |
| Deutsch | intolerant |
| Русский | нетерпи́мый neterpímyj, нетолера́нтный netolerántnyj |
noun Translations
| Español | intolerante |
|---|
Talk about this word "intolerant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intolerant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intolerant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intolerant "intolerant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intolerant.Cite this
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