Main entry: broad, liberal, large-minded, tolerant
Definition: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
Usage: a broad political stance; generous and broad sympathies; a liberal newspaper; tolerant of his opponent's opinions
Definition: tolerant and forgiving under provocation
Usage: our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
Main entry: patient of, tolerant
Definition: showing the capacity for endurance
Usage: injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving; a man patient of distractions
Main entry: tolerant, resistant
Definition: able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
Usage: the plant is tolerant of saltwater; these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided; the new hybrid is more resistant to drought
Main entry: tolerant
Definition: showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others