What does tolerance mean?

Definitions for tolerance
ˈtɒl ər ənstol·er·ance

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tolerance.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tolerancenoun

    the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

  2. permissiveness, tolerancenoun

    a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

  3. tolerancenoun

    the act of tolerating something

  4. tolerancenoun

    willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

  5. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerancenoun

    a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Wiktionary

  1. tolerancenoun

    The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.

  2. tolerancenoun

    The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.

  3. tolerancenoun

    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.

  4. tolerancenoun

    The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.

  5. tolerancenoun

    The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tolerancenoun

    Power of enduring; act of enduring.

    Etymology: tolerantia, Lat. tolerance, Fr.

    Diogenes one frosty morning came into the market-place shaking, to shew his tolerance; many of the people came about him, pitying him: Plato passing by, and knowing he did it to be seen, said, if you pity him indeed, let him alone to himself. Francis Bacon, Apophth.

    There wants nothing but consideration of our own eternal weal, a tolerance or endurance of being made happy here, and blessed eternally. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

Wikipedia

  1. Tolerance

    Tolerance or toleration is the state of tolerating, or putting up with, conditionally.

ChatGPT

  1. tolerance

    Tolerance refers to the acceptance, understanding, and respect for differences among people. It can refer to varying perspectives, beliefs, practices, or physical appearances. Tolerance also refers to the ability to withstand or endure something, such as in medicine, where it may refer to the body's ability to withstand a substance or the effects of a drug, or in engineering, where it refers to the degree of variation acceptable in a physical dimension.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tolerancenoun

    the power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance

  2. Tolerancenoun

    the endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration

  3. Tolerancenoun

    the power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. tolerance

    An agreement to tolerate intolerance.

Editors Contribution

  1. tolerance

    The act, fact, ability and quality of being tolerant.

    Tolerance is easy to learn, you just keep practicing and then you realize we are all equal in every way.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

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  1. coeternal

  2. antrocele

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tolerance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tolerance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tolerance in a Sentence

  1. Craig Brimhall:

    For people who have the risk tolerance, investing that money rather than paying off the mortgage is fine, but think about what would happen if the investments don’t pan out and you still have to pay your mortgage.

  2. Yanzhong Huang:

    This is not just a stopgap measure. ( Chinese leaders) hold the view that this pandemic is going to take a while to end, and China is going to continue this strict control of its borders, facilities like this serve as a way to institutionalize the zero-tolerance strategy.

  3. Shane Marshall:

    The' Alexander Hamilton' family stands for tolerance, compassion, inclusivity and certainly LGBTQ + rights.

  4. Lakeside Alliance:

    We have zero tolerance for any form of bias or hate on our worksite. Anti-bias training is included in our onboarding process and reiterated during site-wide meetings, we are suspending all operations onsite in order to provide another series of these trainings and conversations for all staff and workers. OBAMA BREAKS GROUND IN CHICAGO FOR MASSIVE PRESIDENTIAL CENTER PROJECT The Obama Presidential Center under construction on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Chicago's Jackson Park neighborhood. ( Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Lakeside Alliance is offering a reward of $ 100,000 for help, according to NBC 5. The Obama Presidential Center will reportedly include a museum, public library, athletic center, children’s playground and test kitchen. The Obama Presidential Center is being financed mostly through private donations.

  5. Thomas Bach:

    Zero tolerance means all nations and all sports have to be compliant with WADA's rules. On this front, sport requires the support of governments, governments need to make sure that their national anti-authorities are WADA-compliant.

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    I was in need to meaning of tolerance after getting @ forlooking I conivenced that is =forgiving.
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