intolerant
intolerant Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Unwilling to accept or respect views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own.
"The community grew increasingly critical of the politician's intolerant remarks toward minority groups."
Physiologically unable to digest or process a particular food, drug, or environmental substance without experiencing adverse effects.
"Because she is lactose intolerant, she always orders her morning coffee with oat milk."
Unable to endure or thrive under specific physical or environmental conditions, such as extreme temperatures, shade, or drought.
"These delicate tropical orchids are highly intolerant of frost and must be brought indoors before winter."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 18th century from Latin intolerans ('impatient, unbearable'), formed from the negative prefix in- ('not') and tolerans, the present participle of tolerare ('to bear, endure, or sustain').