Definitions for Tolerance
ˈtɒl ər ənstol·er·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tolerance

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.8 / 5 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tolerance

   An agreement to tolerate intolerance.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

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  

Matched Categories

1. • Allowance
   • Attitude
   • Divergence
   • Endurance
   • Temperament

Anagrams for Tolerance »

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. Sarah Schaaf:

   Imgur has a zero-tolerance policy for illegal content and activity on our platform, and our reporting represents our diligent, proactive approach to identifying, eradicating and preventing child sexual abuse material, any Imgur upload found to be matching a known hash is immediately deleted from our servers and reported to NCMEC for further investigation.

2. Hong Kong:

   Some people have mistaken the police's tolerance for weakness, i call for students who are planning to return to the occupation sites tonight not to do so.

3. The IOC:

   The fight against doping is a top priority for the IOC, which has established a zero-tolerance policy to combat cheating and to make anyone responsible for using or providing doping products accountable.

4. Kate Hardiman:

   I think that the majority of Notre Dame students are committed to free speech and open dialogue on campus and that these protests are being driven by a very vocal minority who seek to disrupt the event, this is part of a larger trend of students who want to shut down ideas that Notre Dame students find disagreeable. The irony is that ‘ tolerance ’ is the watchword on campuses these days, yet only certain ideas are apparently worthy of being tolerated.

5. Etienne Cardiles:

   This hatred, Xavier, I don't have it because it is not like you. Because it does not correspond to anything that made your heart beat, nor why you entered the police force, because public service, helping others and protecting everyone was part of your education and your convictions. And tolerance, dialogue and patience were your strongest weapons.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tolerance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tolerance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tolerance
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolerance
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tolerance
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Tolerance