intolerant

See also: intolérant

English

Etymology

From French intolérant, equivalent to in- ‎ tolerant.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɒləɹənt/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: in‧tol‧er‧ant

Adjective

intolerant (comparative more intolerant, superlative most intolerant)

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

   I am lactose-intolerant, so I can't drink milk.

   • 2013, Sarah Taylor, Vegetarian to Vegan: Give Up Dairy, Give Up Eggs for Good:

     When our bodies no longer create the enzyme needed to break down lactose, we can become intolerant to it.

   • 1892, Harry Marshall Ward, The Oak: A Popular Introduction to Forest-botany:

     The oak, as is well known, is a slow-growing, dicotyledonous tree of peculiar spreading habit, and very intolerant of shade.

   • 1751, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies:

     The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses.

2. 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.

Derived terms

• lactose intolerant

Related terms

• intolerance
• intolerantly
• intolerate
• intoleration
• tolerance
• tolerant

Translations

unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear

• Bulgarian: нетърпи́м (bg) (netǎrpím)
• Catalan: intolerant (ca)
• Dutch: intolerant (nl)
• Esperanto: netolerema
• French: intolérant (fr)
• Georgian: არატოლერანტული (araṭoleranṭuli)
• German: unduldsam (de), intolerant (de)
• Hungarian: érzékeny (hu)
• Irish: éadulangach
• Plautdietsch: onjeduldich
• Polish: nietolerujący
• Russian: нетерпи́мый (ru) (neterpímyj)
• Spanish: intolerante (es)

not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas

• Bulgarian: нетърпи́м (bg) (netǎrpím)
• Catalan: intolerant (ca)
• Czech: nesnášenlivý (cs), netolerantní
• Dutch: onverdraagzaam (nl), intolerant (nl)
• Finnish: suvaitsematon (fi)
• French: intolérant (fr)
• German: intolerant (de)
• Hungarian: intoleráns (hu), türelmetlen (hu)
• Irish: éadulangach
• Maori: kiripiro
• Polish: nietolerancyjny (pl)
• Russian: нетерпи́мый (ru) (neterpímyj), нетолера́нтный (ru) (netolerántnyj)
• Spanish: intolerante (es)

Noun

intolerant (plural intolerants)

1. One who is intolerant; a bigot.
   • 1856, John David Chambers, Strictures, legal and historical, on the judgment of the Consistory Court of London, in December, 1855, in the Case of Westerton Versus Liddell:

     […] a portion of the prejudice which darkened the spirits of these intolerants, might perhaps have cast its shadow over him.

References

• “intolerant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “intolerant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intolerantem.

Adjective

intolerant m or f (masculine and feminine plural intolerants)

1. intolerant

   Antonym: tolerant

Derived terms

• intolerantment

Related terms

• intolerància

Further reading

• “intolerant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “intolerant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “intolerant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “intolerant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French intolérant or from in- ‎ tolerant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.toː.ləˈrɑnt/, /ˌɪn.tɔ-/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: in‧to‧le‧rant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

intolerant (comparative intoleranter, superlative intolerantst)

1. intolerant

   Antonyms: tolerant, verdraagzaam

   Synonym: onverdraagzaam

Declension

Declension of intolerant
uninflected	intolerant
inflected	intolerante
comparative	intoleranter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		intolerant	intoleranter	het intolerantst het intolerantste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	intolerante	intolerantere	intolerantste
	n. sing.	intolerant	intoleranter	intolerantste
	plural	intolerante	intolerantere	intolerantste
definite		intolerante	intolerantere	intolerantste
partitive		intolerants	intoleranters	—

Related terms

• intolerabel
• intolerantie

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: intoleran

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “intolerant”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

intolerant (strong nominative masculine singular intoleranter, comparative intoleranter, superlative am intolerantesten)

1. intolerant

Declension

Positive forms of intolerant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist intolerant	sie ist intolerant	es ist intolerant	sie sind intolerant
strong declension (without article)	nominative	intoleranter	intolerante	intolerantes	intolerante
	genitive	intoleranten	intoleranter	intoleranten	intoleranter
	dative	intolerantem	intoleranter	intolerantem	intoleranten
	accusative	intoleranten	intolerante	intolerantes	intolerante
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der intolerante	die intolerante	das intolerante	die intoleranten
	genitive	des intoleranten	der intoleranten	des intoleranten	der intoleranten
	dative	dem intoleranten	der intoleranten	dem intoleranten	den intoleranten
	accusative	den intoleranten	die intolerante	das intolerante	die intoleranten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein intoleranter	eine intolerante	ein intolerantes	(keine) intoleranten
	genitive	eines intoleranten	einer intoleranten	eines intoleranten	(keiner) intoleranten
	dative	einem intoleranten	einer intoleranten	einem intoleranten	(keinen) intoleranten
	accusative	einen intoleranten	eine intolerante	ein intolerantes	(keine) intoleranten

Comparative forms of intolerant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist intoleranter	sie ist intoleranter	es ist intoleranter	sie sind intoleranter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	intoleranterer	intolerantere	intoleranteres	intolerantere
	genitive	intoleranteren	intoleranterer	intoleranteren	intoleranterer
	dative	intoleranterem	intoleranterer	intoleranterem	intoleranteren
	accusative	intoleranteren	intolerantere	intoleranteres	intolerantere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der intolerantere	die intolerantere	das intolerantere	die intoleranteren
	genitive	des intoleranteren	der intoleranteren	des intoleranteren	der intoleranteren
	dative	dem intoleranteren	der intoleranteren	dem intoleranteren	den intoleranteren
	accusative	den intoleranteren	die intolerantere	das intolerantere	die intoleranteren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein intoleranterer	eine intolerantere	ein intoleranteres	(keine) intoleranteren
	genitive	eines intoleranteren	einer intoleranteren	eines intoleranteren	(keiner) intoleranteren
	dative	einem intoleranteren	einer intoleranteren	einem intoleranteren	(keinen) intoleranteren
	accusative	einen intoleranteren	eine intolerantere	ein intoleranteres	(keine) intoleranteren

Superlative forms of intolerant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am intolerantesten	sie ist am intolerantesten	es ist am intolerantesten	sie sind am intolerantesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	intolerantester	intoleranteste	intolerantestes	intoleranteste
	genitive	intolerantesten	intolerantester	intolerantesten	intolerantester
	dative	intolerantestem	intolerantester	intolerantestem	intolerantesten
	accusative	intolerantesten	intoleranteste	intolerantestes	intoleranteste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der intoleranteste	die intoleranteste	das intoleranteste	die intolerantesten
	genitive	des intolerantesten	der intolerantesten	des intolerantesten	der intolerantesten
	dative	dem intolerantesten	der intolerantesten	dem intolerantesten	den intolerantesten
	accusative	den intolerantesten	die intoleranteste	das intoleranteste	die intolerantesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein intolerantester	eine intoleranteste	ein intolerantestes	(keine) intolerantesten
	genitive	eines intolerantesten	einer intolerantesten	eines intolerantesten	(keiner) intolerantesten
	dative	einem intolerantesten	einer intolerantesten	einem intolerantesten	(keinen) intolerantesten
	accusative	einen intolerantesten	eine intoleranteste	ein intolerantestes	(keine) intolerantesten

Further reading

• “intolerant” in Duden online
• “intolerant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intolérant. Equivalent to in- ‎ tolerant.

Adjective

intolerant m or n (feminine singular intolerantă, masculine plural intoleranți, feminine and neuter plural intolerante)

1. intolerant

Declension

Declension of intolerant

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	intolerant		intolerantă	intoleranți	intolerante
	definite	intolerantul		intoleranta	intoleranții	intolerantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	intolerant		intolerante	intoleranți	intolerante
	definite	intolerantului		intolerantei	intoleranților	intolerantelor

Swedish

Adjective

intolerant (comparative intolerantare, superlative intolerantast)

1. intolerant (of a person, act, or the like)

   Antonym: tolerant

2. (especially medicine) intolerant (to a substance or the like)

   Antonym: (verb) tåla

   laktosintolerant

   lactose intolerant

Declension

Inflection of intolerant
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	intolerant	intolerantare	intolerantast
Neuter singular	intolerant	intolerantare	intolerantast
Plural	intoleranta	intolerantare	intolerantast
Masculine plural3	intolerante	intolerantare	intolerantast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	intolerante	intolerantare	intolerantaste
All	intoleranta	intolerantare	intolerantaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• intolerans

See also

• överkänslig

References

• intolerant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• intolerant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• intolerant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)