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intollerante

intolerant

adjective een-tol-leh-RAHN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Intollerante is invariable for masculine/feminine (un uomo intollerante / una donna intollerante), only changing for plural (intolleranti). It is used both in a political sense (intolerant of others' views) and in a medical sense — intollerante al lattosio (lactose intolerant) is common everyday usage.

Examples

intollerante verso le opinioni diverse dalle sue."

Natural Translation

He is intolerant of opinions different from his own.

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