Neighbourly vs Tolerant - What's the difference?
neighbourly | tolerant |
(British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
tending to withstand or survive
As adjectives the difference between neighbourly and tolerant
is that neighbourly is (british|canada) showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour while tolerant is tolerant.As a verb tolerant is
.neighbourly
English
Alternative forms
* neighborly (US)Adjective
(en adjective)- She's so neighbourly that she always holds a welcoming party for new residents.
Derived terms
* neighbourliness, neighborlinesstolerant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.
- These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.