tol·er·ance (t l r- 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 poison. b. The capacity to absorb a drug continuously or in large doses without adverse effect; diminution in the response to a drug after prolonged use. 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 Noun
1. the quality of accepting other people's rights to their own opinions, beliefs, or actions
2. capacity to endure something, esp. pain or hardship
3. the ability of a substance to withstand heat, stress, etc., without damage
4. Med the capacity to endure the effects of a continued or increasing dose of a drug, poison, etc.
5. an acceptable degree of variation in a measurement or value: the bodywork of the car is precision-engineered with a tolerance of 0.01 millimetres
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| Noun | 1. | tolerance - the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditionsendurance - 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. | tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behaviortoleration, sufferance, acceptance - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" |
| 3. | tolerance - 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. | tolerance - willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of othersattitude, 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 intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs |
| 5. | tolerance - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits |
tolerance noun 1.
broad-mindedness,
charity,
sympathy,
patience,
indulgence,
forbearance,
permissiveness,
magnanimity,
open-mindedness,
sufferance,
lenity << OPPOSITE
intolerance
Translationstolerance [ˈtɔlərns] n (
also Tech) →
tolérance f