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intolerant(dictionary)
intolerant(dictionary)

intolerant (iou)



intolerant adjective & noun. M18.
[Latin intolerant-, from IN-3 + tolerant- pres. ppl stem of tolerare TOLERATE: see -ANT1.]
A. adjective.
a. Not having the capacity to tolerate or endure a specified thing. Foll. by of. M18.
D. W. Goodwin More women than men are physiologically intolerant of alcohol.
b. Ecology. Unable to flourish under certain conditions; spec. (of trees or other plants) unable to flourish in deep shade. L19.
spec. Not tolerating opinions or practices different from one's own, esp. in religious matters; denying or refusing to others the right to dissent. M18.
H. Morley One or other of the rival creeds in its most..intolerant form.
b. noun. An intolerant person. M18.
intolerance noun (a) the fact or quality of being intolerant of something; (b) spec. absence of tolerance for difference of opinion or practice, esp. in religious matters; narrow-minded or bigoted opposition to dissent: M18.
intolerancy noun (rare) = intolerance E17-L18.
intolerantly adverb M18.