English words for 'tolerant of everything'
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noun
- Tolerance.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- Something in which someone indulges.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- The act of indulging.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
noun
adj
- tolerant or lenient
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
adv
noun
adj
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- prodigious
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- marked by intense physical force
- conspicuous in position or importance
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
- having broad power and range and scope
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- conspicuous in position or importance
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
noun
- a garment size for a large person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
adv
adj
noun
noun
- a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- the state of being acceptable and accepted
- the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- the act of taking something that is offered
- (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
- (government, US) The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.
- (horse racing, Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
- (optics) Synonym of etendue.
- The state of being accepted.
- (law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.
- The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
- (uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
- Belief in something; agreement, assent.
- (business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.
- (countable) An instance of that act.
noun
- a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
- official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
- Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.
noun
noun
- the act of tolerating something
- willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
- (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
- a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
verb
noun
- a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
- an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
- a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
- an institution set up to provide help to the needy
- pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
- In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
- (countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
- (uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
- (US, Philippines, basketball, informal) A free throw.
- (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
noun
- Goodwill; benevolent regard.
- The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- (law) Partiality; bias
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- (historical) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
- A small gift; a party favor.
- an inclination to approve
- an act of gracious kindness
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- a feeling of favorable regard
- souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
verb
- To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
- (in dialects, including Southern US and Cajun) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
- To treat or use (something) gently
- To use more often.
- To encourage, conduce to
- bestow a privilege upon
- promote over another
- treat gently or carefully
- consider as the favorite
adj
- tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
- given or giving freely
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- having political or social views favoring reform and progress
- not literal
- Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
- (politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
- Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
- (now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
noun
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
- (politics) A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- (US politics, Canadian politics, Philippine politics) Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.
- (Australian politics) A conservative, especially a liberal conservative.
- (UK politics) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
verb
- be agreeable or acceptable
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- enhance the appearance of
- accord or comport with
- (transitive, said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
- (intransitive, transitive) To please; to make content; to fit someone's (or one's own) taste.
- (transitive, figurative) To be appropriate or apt for.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).
- (transitive) To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- (most commonly used in the passive form, intransitive) To dress; to clothe.
noun
- playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
- (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
- a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
- a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- Petition, request, entreaty.
- (by extension) A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit.
- The full set of sails required for a ship.
- (derogatory, slang, metonymic) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
- (clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
- A full set of armour.
- (Pakistan, women's speech) A dress.
- Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
- (law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
- (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
verb
- (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate.
- (intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
- (intransitive) To appear in court.
- (intransitive, British) To be a candidate (in an election).
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain motionless.
- (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
- (intransitive, of tears, sweat, etc.) To be present, to have welled up.
- (transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- (intransitive) To remain valid.
- (transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
- (intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
- (intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.
- (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as an umpire.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain without ruin or injury.
- (intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
- (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- (transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- (intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- withstand the force of something
- be standing; be upright
- be available for stud services
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be in some specified state or condition
- put into an upright position
- remain inactive or immobile
noun
- (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
- (cricket) A partnership.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- (US, historical) Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
- A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- (advertising) An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
- (historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
- The act of standing.
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- A period of performance in a given location or venue.
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
- A defensive position or effort.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a support or foundation
- a defensive effort
- an interruption of normal activity
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
verb
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- admit into a group or community
- be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- consider or hold as true
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
- be designed to hold or take
- react favorably to; consider right and proper
- receive willingly something given or offered
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- (Philippines) To do a service done by an establishment.
- (transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
- (transitive) To endure patiently.
- (transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
- (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
- (transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
- (transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
- (transitive, law, business) To agree to pay.
- (intransitive) To receive something willingly.
- (transitive) To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.
- (transitive) To receive officially.
noun
verb
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- engulf and destroy
- keep from expressing
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- take back what one has said
- utter unclearly
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge
- (intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
- (transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
- (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
- (transitive) To retract; to recant.
- (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
- (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
noun
- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
- the act of swallowing
- a small amount of liquid food
- A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
- (Nigeria) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing, commonly paired and eaten with various types of soup.
- (nautical) The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
- The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
adj
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Affectionate.
- Favorable.
noun
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
adj
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
- able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- showing the capacity for endurance
- Tending to withstand or survive.
- Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
noun
adj
noun
- A reconciliation of differences.
- (countable) Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.
- (uncountable) Sympathy.
- (uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
- An informal contract; a mutual agreement.
- (countable) Opinion, judgement, or outlook.
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
- the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
verb
noun
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
- lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- An act of being lenient.
- The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
noun
noun
- Tolerance.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- Something in which someone indulges.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- The act of indulging.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
noun
noun
- a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- the state of being acceptable and accepted
- the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- the act of taking something that is offered
- (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
- (government, US) The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract.
- (horse racing, Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
- (optics) Synonym of etendue.
- The state of being accepted.
- (law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.
- The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
- (uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
- Belief in something; agreement, assent.
- (business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.
- (countable) An instance of that act.
noun
- a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
- official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
- Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.
noun
noun
- the act of tolerating something
- willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
- (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
- a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
- (uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
verb
noun
- a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
- an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
- a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
- an institution set up to provide help to the needy
- pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
- In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
- (countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
- (uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
- (US, Philippines, basketball, informal) A free throw.
- (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
noun
- Goodwill; benevolent regard.
- The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- (law) Partiality; bias
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- (historical) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
- A small gift; a party favor.
- an inclination to approve
- an act of gracious kindness
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- a feeling of favorable regard
- souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
verb
- To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
- (in dialects, including Southern US and Cajun) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
- To treat or use (something) gently
- To use more often.
- To encourage, conduce to
- bestow a privilege upon
- promote over another
- treat gently or carefully
- consider as the favorite
noun
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
- lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- An act of being lenient.
- The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
adj
noun
noun
verb
- be agreeable or acceptable
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- enhance the appearance of
- accord or comport with
- (transitive, said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
- (intransitive, transitive) To please; to make content; to fit someone's (or one's own) taste.
- (transitive, figurative) To be appropriate or apt for.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).
- (transitive) To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- (most commonly used in the passive form, intransitive) To dress; to clothe.
noun
- playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
- (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
- a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
- a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- Petition, request, entreaty.
- (by extension) A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit.
- The full set of sails required for a ship.
- (derogatory, slang, metonymic) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
- (clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
- A full set of armour.
- (Pakistan, women's speech) A dress.
- Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
- (law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
- (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
verb
- (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate.
- (intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
- (intransitive) To appear in court.
- (intransitive, British) To be a candidate (in an election).
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain motionless.
- (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
- (intransitive, of tears, sweat, etc.) To be present, to have welled up.
- (transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- (intransitive) To remain valid.
- (transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
- (intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
- (intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.
- (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as an umpire.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain without ruin or injury.
- (intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
- (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- (transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- (intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- withstand the force of something
- be standing; be upright
- be available for stud services
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be in some specified state or condition
- put into an upright position
- remain inactive or immobile
noun
- (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
- (cricket) A partnership.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- (US, historical) Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
- A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- (advertising) An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
- (historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
- The act of standing.
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- A period of performance in a given location or venue.
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
- A defensive position or effort.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a support or foundation
- a defensive effort
- an interruption of normal activity
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
verb
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- admit into a group or community
- be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- consider or hold as true
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
- be designed to hold or take
- react favorably to; consider right and proper
- receive willingly something given or offered
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- (Philippines) To do a service done by an establishment.
- (transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
- (transitive) To endure patiently.
- (transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
- (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
- (transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
- (transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
- (transitive, law, business) To agree to pay.
- (intransitive) To receive something willingly.
- (transitive) To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.
- (transitive) To receive officially.
noun
verb
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- engulf and destroy
- keep from expressing
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- take back what one has said
- utter unclearly
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge
- (intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
- (transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
- (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
- (transitive) To retract; to recant.
- (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
- (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
noun
- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
- the act of swallowing
- a small amount of liquid food
- A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
- (Nigeria) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing, commonly paired and eaten with various types of soup.
- (nautical) The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
- The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
adj
- tolerant or lenient
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
adv
noun
adj
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- prodigious
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- marked by intense physical force
- conspicuous in position or importance
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
- having broad power and range and scope
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- conspicuous in position or importance
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
noun
- a garment size for a large person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
adv
adj
noun
adj
- tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
- given or giving freely
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- having political or social views favoring reform and progress
- not literal
- Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
- (politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
- Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
- (now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
noun
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
- (politics) A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- (US politics, Canadian politics, Philippine politics) Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.
- (Australian politics) A conservative, especially a liberal conservative.
- (UK politics) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
adj
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Affectionate.
- Favorable.
noun
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
adj
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
- able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- showing the capacity for endurance
- Tending to withstand or survive.
- Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
noun
adj
noun
- A reconciliation of differences.
- (countable) Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.
- (uncountable) Sympathy.
- (uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
- An informal contract; a mutual agreement.
- (countable) Opinion, judgement, or outlook.
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
- the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination