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Tolerant vs Bearable - What's the difference?

tolerant | bearable |

As adjectives the difference between tolerant and bearable

is that tolerant is tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something while bearable is able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

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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    bearable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

    • Derived terms

    * bearableness * bearably * unbearable * inbearable