What does intolerant mean?
Definitions for intolerant
ɪnˈtɒl ər əntin·tol·er·ant
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word intolerant.
Princeton's WordNet
intolerantadjective
unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
illiberal, intolerantadjective
narrow-minded about cherished opinions
Wiktionary
intolerantnoun
One who is intolerant; a bigot.
intolerantadjective
Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
intolerantadjective
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Intolerantadjective
Not enduring; not able to endure.
Etymology: intolerant, French.
Too great moisture affects human bodies with one class of diseases, and too great dryness with another; the powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses. Arbuth.
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intolerant
Intolerant refers to someone or something that is not willing or able to accept differences in ideas, beliefs, behaviors, or characteristics that differ from their own or what they consider to be normal or acceptable. It often implies lack of acceptance, openness or respect for diversity, and can pertain to matters such as race, religion, politics, gender, sexuality and more. It can also refer to an inability to endure or withstand certain substances or conditions, such as food intolerance in a medical context.
Webster Dictionary
Intolerantadjective
not enduring; not able to endure
Intolerantadjective
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
Intolerantnoun
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
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.
I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
We’ve seen that the new prevailing worldview is totalitarian, seeking to define marriage, sexuality, and control health choices, it is absolutely intolerant to opposing beliefs. All socialistic and communistic movements hate the authority and law of God that Christianity promotes.
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.
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.
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- intolerantCatalan, Valencian
- intolerantGerman
- netoleremaEsperanto
- нетерпимыйRussian
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