Definition
Unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own, or inability to endure something physically.
Etymology
From Latin 'intolerantia', combining 'in-' (not) and 'tolerare' (to bear or endure). The word entered English in the 15th century, initially referring to physical inability to endure, before expanding to social and religious contexts.
Kelly Says
Intolerance originally described physical inability to bear something - like lactose intolerance - before evolving to describe social attitudes. This etymological journey from body to mind reflects how we often understand abstract social concepts through physical metaphors of bearing or carrying burdens.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አብራንዳሪ
ʾabərändārī
ARالعربية
عدم التسامح
ʿadam al-tasāmuh
BNবাংলা
অসহিষ্ণুতা
asahishṇutā
CACatalà
intolerància
een-toh-leh-RAHN-see-ah
CSČeština
netolerance
neh-toh-leh-RAHN-ts
DADansk
intolerans
een-toh-leh-RAHN-s
DEDeutsch
Intoleranz
een-toh-leh-RAHN-ts
ESEspañol
intolerancia
een-toh-leh-RAHN-see-ah
FISuomi
sietämättömyys
see-eh-tah-mah-toh-myy-s
FRFrançais
intolérance
een-toh-leh-RAHN-s
GUGU
અસહનશીલતા
asahanaśīlatā
HAHA
rashin jurewa
rah-sheen joo-reh-wah
HEעברית
סובלנות
soh-vah-LOH-noht
HIहिन्दी
असहिष्णुता
asahishṇutā
HUMagyar
türelem
too-reh-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
intoleransi
een-toh-leh-RAHN-see
IGIG
enweghị obi ụtọ
ehn-weh-gee oh-bee oo-toh
ITItaliano
intolleranza
een-toh-leh-RAHN-tsah
KKKK
төзімсіздік
tōzīmsīzdīk
KMKM
មិនអាចទប់ទល់
min ʼaăc tŏp tŏl
MRMR
असहिष्णुता
asahishṇutā
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak sabar
tee-dahk sah-bar
MYမြန်မာ
မခန့်မချိုင်း
məkʰa̰n mətɕʰáɪɰ̃
NLNederlands
intolerantie
een-toh-leh-RAHN-see
NONorsk
intoleranse
een-toh-leh-RAHN-seh
PLPolski
niecierpliwość
nyeh-tsehr-plee-voh-stch
PTPortuguês
intolerância
een-toh-leh-RAHN-see-ah
RORomână
intoleranță
een-toh-leh-RAHN-tsah
RUРусский
нетерпимость
nye-tehr-PEE-mohst
SVSvenska
intolerans
een-toh-leh-RAHN-s
SWKiswahili
kutokuvumilia
koo-toh-koo-voo-mee-lah
TAதமிழ்
சகிப்புத்தன்மை இல்லாமை
sakipputtanmai illāmai
TEతెలుగు
సహనం లేకపోవడం
sahanam lēkapōvaḍam
THไทย
การไม่อดทน
gahn mai ot
TLTL
kawalan ng pagtitiis
kah-wah-lahn ng pahg-tee-tees
TRTürkçe
hoşgörüsüzlük
hosh-gur-oo-zloo-k
UKУкраїнська
нетерпимість
nye-tehr-PEE-mist
URاردو
نہیں برداشت
nahīn bardāsht
VITiếng Việt
sự không khoan dung
soo kohng koh-ahn doong
YOYO
àìrísí
ah-ee-REE-see
ZUZU
ukungavumeli
oo-koon-gah-voo-meh-lee