# intolerant
## English
### Etymology

From Latin intolerāns. By surface analysis, in- +‎ tolerant.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈtɒləɹənt/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: in‧tol‧er‧ant

### Adjective

intolerant (comparative more intolerant, superlative most intolerant)
* Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
    I am lactose-intolerant, so I can't drink milk.
** 2013, Sarah Taylor, Vegetarian to Vegan: Give Up Dairy, Give Up Eggs for Good:When our bodies no longer create the enzyme needed to break down lactose, we can become intolerant to it.
** 1892, Harry Marshall Ward, The Oak: A Popular Introduction to Forest-botany:The oak, as is well known, is a slow-growing, dicotyledonous tree of peculiar spreading habit, and very intolerant of shade.
** 1751, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies:The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses.
* 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.

#### Derived terms

* lactose intolerant

#### Related terms

* intolerance
* intolerantly
* intolerate
* intoleration
* tolerance
* tolerant

#### Translations
### Noun

intolerant (plural intolerants)
* One who is intolerant; a bigot.
** 1856, John David Chambers, Strictures, legal and historical, on the judgment of the Consistory Court of London, in December, 1855, in the Case of Westerton Versus Liddell:[…] a portion of the prejudice which darkened the spirits of these intolerants, might perhaps have cast its shadow over him.

### References

* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intolerant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* “intolerant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* ↑ “intolerant, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “intolerant (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intolerantem.

### Adjective

intolerant m or f (masculine and feminine plural intolerants)
* intolerant
    Antonym: tolerant

#### Derived terms

* intolerantment

#### Related terms

* intolerància

### Further reading

* “intolerant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “intolerant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “intolerant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “intolerant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

From French intolérant, from Latin intolerāns

### Adjective

intolerant (neuter intolerant, plural and definite singular attributive intolerante)
* intolerant (of a person, act, or the like)
    Antonym: tolerant
* (especially medicine) intolerant (to a substance or the like)

#### Related terms

* intolerans

### See also

* overfølsom

### References

* “intolerant” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French intolérant or from in- +‎ tolerant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɪn.toː.ləˈrɑnt/, /ˌɪn.tɔ-/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: in‧to‧le‧rant
* Rhymes: -ɑnt

### Adjective

intolerant (comparative intoleranter, superlative intolerantst)
* intolerant
    Synonym: onverdraagzaam
    Antonyms: tolerant, verdraagzaam

#### Related terms

* intolerabel
* intolerantie

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: intoleran

### References

* van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “intolerant”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ant

### Adjective

intolerant (strong nominative masculine singular intoleranter, comparative intoleranter, superlative am intolerantesten)
* intolerant

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “intolerant” in Duden online
* “intolerant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French intolérant. Equivalent to in- +‎ tolerant.

### Adjective

intolerant m or n (feminine singular intolerantă, masculine plural intoleranți, feminine and neuter plural intolerante)
* intolerant

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Adjective

intolerant (comparative intolerantare, superlative intolerantast)
* intolerant (of a person, act, or the like)
    Antonym: tolerant
* (especially medicine) intolerant (to a substance or the like)
    Antonym: (verb) tåla
    laktosintolerantlactose intolerant

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Related terms

* intolerans

#### See also

* överkänslig

### References

* intolerant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* intolerant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* intolerant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)