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tolerant

/ˈtɑːləɹənt/ noun C2
  1. One who or that which tolerates something, especially a biological species.

Plural tolerants

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The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 70 · B2
Holmes was not prone to friendship, but he was tolerant of the big Scotchman, and smiled at the sight of him.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1

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