What does intolerant mean?
Definitions for intolerant
ɪnˈtɒl ər əntin·tol·er·ant
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word intolerant.
Princeton's WordNet
intolerant(adj)
unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
illiberal, intolerant(adj)
narrow-minded about cherished opinions
Wiktionary
intolerant(Noun)
One who is intolerant; a bigot.
intolerant(Adjective)
Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
intolerant(Adjective)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Intolerant(adj)
not enduring; not able to endure
Etymology: [L. intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intolrant. See In- not, and Tolerant.]
Intolerant(adj)
not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment, especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the opinion of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted
Etymology: [L. intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intolrant. See In- not, and Tolerant.]
Intolerant(noun)
an intolerant person; a bigot
Etymology: [L. intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intolrant. See In- not, and Tolerant.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intolerant in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intolerant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of intolerant in a Sentence
You're free to be you, the only person, the only type of person that wouldn't like it here ultimately, that we'd recommend not come, are intolerant people. They get irritated.
Professor Michael Chikindas .:
I do not identify myself as anti-Semite. It is my lifelong credo that all people are born equal regardless of their ethnicity, religion and wealth. I am equally intolerant to all forms of racism, without any exclusions, the pictures I shared from other Facebook pages were not removed by the Facebook mediators which made me think they are not violating any rules while raising a question of possible racist nature of Zionism.
This is just another fad diet that science does n’t support at this time, especially when it comes to athletic performance, the take home message at this time, whether you’re an athlete or not, is eat whole natural foods and don’t worry about gluten unless you are actually gluten-intolerant.
Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:
Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most, although, up to now, the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.
People and the media attempt to criticize you as somehow intolerant, and yet what is the tolerance that has been demonstrated to you for following a biblical teaching? you have endured the pain, endured the attacks, endured the hatred, that precisely put you where you are here today ... Dick, you talked about not knowing where your friends are. Well let me point out, there are 3,000 Iowans.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for intolerant
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- intolerantCatalan, Valencian
- intolerantGerman
- netoleremaEsperanto
Get even more translations for intolerant »
Translation
Find a translation for the intolerant definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"intolerant." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 25 Jan. 2021. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/intolerant>.