intolerance

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪnˈtɑlərəns/ UK /ɪnˈtɒlərəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
unwillingness to accept differing views; bodily inability to endure something

Religious intolerance fueled the long civil war.

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Synonyms

1 noun · unwillingness to accept... bigotry prejudicenarrow-mindednessdogmatism sensitivity

Opposites

tolerance forbearancebroad-mindedness

Word family

Related forms intolerant tolerance tolerate

Etymology

From Latin intolerantia ('impatience, unendurableness'), from intolerans ('not enduring'), from in- ('not') + tolerans, present participle of tolerare ('to bear, endure').

intolerantia Latin tolerare Latin

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# intolerance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɑlərəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɒlərəns/

## Meanings
1. unwillingness to accept differing views; bodily inability to endure something

## Examples
- Religious intolerance fueled the long civil war.

## Synonyms
- bigotry
- prejudice
- narrow-mindedness
- dogmatism
- sensitivity

## Antonyms
- tolerance
- forbearance
- broad-mindedness

## Related Forms
- intolerant
- tolerance
- tolerate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intolerantia
- Root: tolerare

## Etymology
From Latin intolerantia ('impatience, unendurableness'), from intolerans ('not enduring'), from in- ('not') + tolerans, present participle of tolerare ('to bear, endure').

## AI Etymology
Intolerance comes from Latin intolerantia ('impatience, unendurableness'), from intolerans ('not enduring'), from in- ('not') + tolerans, present participle of tolerare ('to bear, endure'). The etymological trail includes Latin intolerantia and Latin tolerare. As a noun, intolerance means unwillingness to accept differing views; bodily inability to endure something. The same family is visible in related forms such as intolerant, tolerance, and tolerate. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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