adjective 1.not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
2.unable or unwilling to tolerate or endure (usually followed by of ): intolerant of very hot weather.
noun 3.an intolerant person; bigot.
Origin: 1725–35; <
Latin intolerant- (stem of
intolerāns) impatient. See
in-3,
tolerant Related forms in·tol·er·ant·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·tol·er·ant, adjective
qua·si-in·tol·er·ant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. illiberal, narrow, proscriptive, prejudiced, biased, dictatorial, totalitarian. Intolerant, fanatical, bigoted refer to strongly illiberal attitudes. Intolerant refers to an active refusal to allow others to have or put into practice beliefs different from one's own: intolerant in politics; intolerant of other customs. Bigoted is to be so emotionally or subjectively attached to one's own belief as to be hostile to all others: a bigoted person. Fanatical applies to unreasonable or extreme action in maintaining one's beliefs and practices without necessary reference to others: a fanatical religious sect.
Antonyms
1. liberal.
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