EGAVE

intolerant

About 1.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. adjective Unable to digest food or be given substances of a certain composition without adverse effects. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with of or to]
    I am intolerant of lactose, so I can't drink milk
  3. adjective Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.
  4. noun One who is intolerant; a bigot.

Similar words

narrow-minded rigid strict narrow bigoted illiberal intolerable intolerance intransigent uncompromising

Often followed by

of and to spirit as in than species attitude

Word family

intolerantly intolerantness intolerantnesses

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