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intolerantnot willing to accept ideas, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not willing to accept ideas, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈtɑːlərənt/

Korean meaning: 편협한, 관용이 없는, 참지 못하는

Korean pronunciation: 인**톨**러런트

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather is so intolerant of loud music that he calls the police when neighbors play it past 6 PM.
  • She discovered she was gluten intolerant after years of wondering why pizza made her feel terrible.
  • The boss became increasingly intolerant of employees who showed up late with creative excuses.

intolerant

ADJECTIVE

//ɪnˈtɑːlərənt//

not willing to accept ideas, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own

intolerant concept
💡 Concept

not willing to accept ideas, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own

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intolerant rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

An intolerant teacher ignores the tolerant student helping the ignorant.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈtɑːlərənt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈtɒlərənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Roottoler
Suffix--ant

Origin

라틴어 'intolerans'에서 유래했으며, '견딜 수 없는'이라는 의미입니다. 'in-(아닌) + tolerant(참는)'의 조합으로, 참지 못하는 성질을 나타냅니다.

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🎵Rhyme

tolerantignorant
tolerant
ignorant

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandfather is so intolerant of loud music that he calls the police when neighbors play it past 6 PM.

She discovered she was gluten intolerant after years of wondering why pizza made her feel terrible.

😄 Fun example

The boss became increasingly intolerant of employees who showed up late with creative excuses.

An intolerant society cannot flourish in the long term.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

narrow-mindedbigotedprejudicedclose-mindedbiased

Antonyms

tolerantopen-mindedaccepting

Related

toleranceintoleranceprejudicediscriminationallergy