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Receptive vs Tolerant - What's the difference?

receptive | tolerant | Related terms |

Receptive is a related term of tolerant.


As adjectives the difference between receptive and tolerant

is that receptive is while tolerant is tolerant.

As a verb tolerant is

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receptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • capable of receiving something
  • ready to receive new ideas or concepts

    • tolerant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
    • He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.
  • tending to withstand or survive
    • These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.

    Related terms

    * tolerability * tolerable * tolerance * tolerate * toleration

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