intolerant

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13
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10
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/
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/ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/ · /ɪnˈtɒləɹənt/

Definition of intolerant

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
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adj

  1. Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
  2. (often, postpositional)Unable to digest food or be given substances of a certain composition without adverse effects.
    “Near-synonym: allergic”
    “I am intolerant of lactose, so I can't drink milk”
    “I am lactose-intolerant, so I can't drink milk.”
    “When our bodies no longer create the enzyme needed to break down lactose, we can become intolerant to it.”
    “The oak, as is well known, is a slow-growing, dicotyledonous tree of peculiar spreading habit, and very intolerant of shade.”
  3. 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”
    “They ſhewed their intolerant ſpirit by demanding a ſtrict execution of the penal laws againſt Catholics”

noun

  1. 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.”

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Etymology

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).

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