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tolerance
(redirected from pseudo tolerance)

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tol·er·ance  (tlr-ns)
n.
1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
2.
a. Leeway for variation from a standard.
b. The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.
3. The capacity to endure hardship or pain.
4. Medicine
a. Physiological resistance to a toxin.
b. Diminution in the physiological response to a drug that occurs after continued use, necessitating larger doses to produce a given response.
5.
a. Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection.
b. Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunological reaction.
6. The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.

tolerance [ˈtɒlərəns]
n
1. the state or quality of being tolerant
2. capacity to endure something, esp pain or hardship
3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the permitted variation in some measurement or other characteristic of an object or workpiece
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol the capacity of an organism to endure the effects of a poison or other substance, esp after it has been taken over a prolonged period
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tolerancetolerance - the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
endurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
capacity - tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
2.tolerancetolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
toleration, sufferance, acceptance - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
indulgence, lenience, leniency - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
overtolerance - too much permissiveness
3.tolerancetolerance - the act of tolerating something      
lenience, leniency - lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
allowance - the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
4.tolerancetolerance - willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
broad-mindedness - an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior
liberality, liberalness - an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
disinterest, neutrality - tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
5.tolerance - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"

tolerance
noun
3. resistance, immunity, resilience, non-susceptibility Your body will build up a tolerance to most drugs.
Quotations
"Live and let live" [J.C.F. Schiller Wallenstein's Camp]
"Tolerance is only another name for indifference" [W. Somerset Maugham]
"Tolerance should really be only a temporary attitude; it must lead to recognition" [Goethe]
Translations
tolerance [ˈtɒlərəns] Ntolerancia f
she had shown great tolerancehabía mostrado una gran tolerancia
he had built up a tolerance to his medication (= receptiveness) → cada vez toleraba mejor la medicación; (= resistance) → la medicación ya no le surtía efecto
tolerance [ˈtɒlərəns] n
(= tolerant attitude) → tolérance f
[drug, substance] → tolérance f
tolerance for sth → tolérance à qch
tolerance
n
Toleranz f, → Duldsamkeit f(of, for, towards gegenüber); (towards children, one’s juniors) → Nachsicht f(of mit); racial toleranceToleranz in Rassenfragen; I have no tolerance for such behaviourfür solch ein Benehmen habe ich kein Verständnis
(Med, Tech) → Toleranz f; to work to fine tolerancesmit kleinen or engen Toleranzen arbeiten
tolerance [ˈtɒlərns] n (of pain, hardship) → sopportazione f; (of behaviour) (Med, Tech) → tolleranza
tolerance [ˈtɒlərns] n (of pain, hardship) → sopportazione f; (of behaviour) (Med, Tech) → tolleranza


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