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Tolerant vs Optimistic - What's the difference?

tolerant | optimistic |

As adjectives the difference between tolerant and optimistic

is that tolerant is tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something while optimistic is expecting the best in all possible ways.

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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    optimistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Expecting the best in all possible ways.
    • in an optimistic mood
    optimistic plans
    took an optimistic view

    Antonyms

    * pessimistic