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Tolerant vs Considerate - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between tolerant and considerate

is that tolerant is tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something while considerate is consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people); caring.

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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    considerate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people); caring
    • It was very considerate of you to give up your place for your friend.
  • characterised by careful and conscious thought; deliberate

    • Antonyms

    * inconsiderate

    Related terms

    * consider * consideration * considerately * considerateness

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