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amenable
English
Etymology
From French as if *amenable, from amener (“to bring or lead, fetch in or to”), from a- + mener (“to lead, conduct”), from Late Latin min?re (“to drive”), Latin deponent min?r? (“to threaten, menace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mi?n?bl/
- (US) IPA(key): /??m?n.?.b?l/
Rhymes: -?n?b?l
Adjective
amenable (comparative more amenable, superlative most amenable)
- Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
- Willing to comply; easily led.
- Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.
- (law) Liable to the legal authority of (something).
- (mathematics, of a group) Being a locally compact topological group carrying a kind of averaging operation on bounded functions that is invariant under translation by group elements.
Antonyms
- unamenable
Translations
Further reading
- amenable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- amenable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- amenable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- beanmeal, meanable, nameable
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tolerant
English
Etymology
From Old French tolerant, from Latin tolerans, present participle of toler? (“endure”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?t?l???nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?t??l???nt/
Adjective
tolerant (comparative more tolerant, superlative most tolerant)
- tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
- tending to withstand or survive
- These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.
Antonyms
- intolerant
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- tolerant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tolerant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- tolerant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Tarleton
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Latin tolerans.
Adjective
tolerant (masculine and feminine plural tolerants)
- tolerant
- Antonym: intolerant
Related terms
- tolerància
- tolerar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
tolerant
- present participle of tolerar
Further reading
- “tolerant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tolerant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “tolerant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tolerant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
tolerant (comparative toleranter, superlative tolerantst)
- tolerant
Inflection
Related terms
- tolerantie
- tolereren
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: toleran
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tol???ant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
tolerant (comparative toleranter, superlative am tolerantesten)
- tolerant
Declension
Further reading
- “tolerant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
tolerant
- third-person plural present active indicative of toler? "they bear, they endure, they tolerate"
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French tolérant
Adjective
tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante)
- tolerant
References
- “tolerant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French tolérant
Adjective
tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante)
- tolerant
References
- “tolerant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French tolérant.
Adjective
tolerant m or n (feminine singular tolerant?, masculine plural toleran?i, feminine and neuter plural tolerante)
- tolerant
Declension
Related terms
- toleran??
Swedish
Adjective
tolerant (comparative tolerantare, superlative tolerantast)
- tolerant
Declension
Antonyms
- intolerant
Related terms
- tolerans
References
- tolerant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tolerant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tolerant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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