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# intolerant

adjective (intolerant); noun intolerance

«intolerant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Intolerant means not willing to accept people whose ideas, beliefs or ways are different from yours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#m1)
2. If you are intolerant of a food, your body cannot digest it well and it makes you feel ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#m2)
3. Intolerant of something means unable to put up with it, like noise or cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#m3)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and ethics lessons it names unkind, closed-minded attitudes; in health and science it is about foods: «lactose intolerant», «gluten intolerant». Phrases: «intolerant of», «be intolerant to».

### Examples

- My brother is lactose intolerant, so he drinks oat milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#x1)
- It is wrong to be intolerant of people from other religions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#x2)
- Some plants are intolerant of frost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#x3)
- The old man was intolerant of noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#x4)
- An intolerant person may refuse to listen to other views. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#x5)
- She found out she was gluten intolerant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#x6)
- Our class talked about how to stand up to intolerant comments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/#x7)

### Note

Noun: intolerance. A food intolerance is not the same as an allergy: an allergy can be dangerous and fast; an intolerance usually upsets the tummy. Opposite: tolerant. Do not mix with «intolerable».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intolerant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intolerant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intolerant.html) on Mova free.