different between tolerant vs benign

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)

1. tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something

2. 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)

1. tolerant

   Antonym: intolerant

Related terms

• tolerància
• tolerar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

tolerant

1. 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)

1. tolerant

Inflection

Related terms

• tolerantie
• tolereren

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: toleran

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tol???ant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

tolerant (comparative toleranter, superlative am tolerantesten)

1. tolerant

Declension

Further reading

• “tolerant” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

tolerant

1. 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)

1. tolerant

References

• “tolerant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French tolérant

Adjective

tolerant (neuter singular tolerant, definite singular and plural tolerante)

1. 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)

1. tolerant

Declension

Related terms

• toleran??

Swedish

Adjective

tolerant (comparative tolerantare, superlative tolerantast)

1. 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)

English

Etymology

From Middle English benigne, benygne, from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bene (“well”) + genus (“origin, kind”). Compare malign.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??na?n/

Adjective

benign (comparative benigner or more benign, superlative benignest or most benign)

1. Kind; gentle; mild.
   • 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 1, chapter 9

     But though we both entertained these ideas, we differed in their application. Resentment added also a sting to my censure; and I reprobated Raymond's conduct in severe terms. Adrian was more benign, more considerate.

2. (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
3. (in combination) Not harmful to the environment.

4. (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

Synonyms

• (medicine): non-malignant

Antonyms

• malign
• malignant

Derived terms

• benignly
• benignant
• benignity
• benign neglect

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