tolerance in English dictionary

  • tolerance

    Meanings and definitions of "tolerance"

    • (uncountable, obsolete) The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. [15th-19th c.]
    • (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]
    • (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. [from 19th c.]
    • (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. [from 20th c.]
    • (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (uncountable, obsolete)
      The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. [15th-19th c.]
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]
    • noun
      (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. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      (countable)
      The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection. [from 20th c.]
    • ability to endure pain or hardship
    • ability to tolerate
    • premitted deviation from standard
    • common difference (in math.)
    • The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation.
    • The ability to allow for the beliefs or practices of others.
    • noun
      a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
    • noun
      a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
    • noun
      the act of tolerating something
    • noun
      the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
    • noun
      willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

    Synonyms of "tolerance" in English dictionary

    permissiveness, endurance, temperament are the top synonyms of "tolerance" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "tolerance" in English dictionary

    intolerance, unpermissiveness are the top antonyms of "tolerance" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of tolerance

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza tolerance; lm  liczba mnoga tolerances
    • tolerance ( countable and uncountable;  plural  tolerances)
    • tolerance (countable and uncountable, plural tolerances)
  • Tolerance

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