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   tolerance

   /ˈtɒl(ə)rəns/

   noun

   • 1. the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with: "the tolerance of corruption" Similar forbearancetolerationsufferanceliberalityopen-mindednesslack of prejudicelack of biasbroad-mindednessliberalismpatiencelong-sufferingmagnanimitysympathyunderstandingcharitylenienceleniencylenityindulgenceclemencypermissivenesscomplaisancelaxnessOpposite intolerance
   • 2. the capacity to endure continued subjection to something such as a drug or environmental conditions without adverse reaction: "the desert camel shows the greatest tolerance to dehydration" Similar endurance ofacceptance ofresistance toimmunity tonon-susceptibility toresilience toOpposite intolerance
   • ▪ diminution in the body's response to a drug after continued use: "the body's tolerance to Ecstasy builds up very quickly"
   • 3. an allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity, especially in the dimensions of a machine or part: "250 parts in his cars were made to tolerances of one thousandth of an inch" Similar deviationfluctuationvariationallowanceplayclearanceleewayinaccuracyimprecisioninexactness

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the action of bearing hardship, or the ability to bear pain and hardship): via Old French from Latin tolerantia, from tolerare (see tolerate).

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     TOLERANCE meaning: 1. willingness to accept behaviour and...

   • Tolerance in Spanish

     TOLERANCE translate: tolerancia, tolerancia [feminine,...

   • Tolerance in Arabic

     TOLERANCE translate: تَسامُح. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Traditional

     TOLERANCE translate: 接受, 寬容;忍受;容忍, 有能力解決, 忍耐力;忍受力,...

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     TOLERANCE translate: 接受, 宽容;忍受;容忍, 有能力解决, 忍耐力;忍受力,...

   • Tolerance in Japanese

     TOLERANCE translate: 寛容, 容認, 寛容（かんよう）. Learn more in the...

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   When you practice tolerance, you accept another's ideas and beliefs. If you respect someone's opinions — even if you disagree or find them nonsensical — you display tolerance.