tolerance

[ tol-er-uhns ]

/ ˈtɒl ər əns /

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noun

a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.

a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions, beliefs, and practices that differ from one's own.

interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., foreign to one's own; a liberal, undogmatic viewpoint.

the act or capacity of enduring; endurance: My tolerance of noise is limited.

Medicine/Medical, Immunology.

the power of enduring or resisting the action of a drug, poison, etc.: a tolerance to antibiotics.
the lack of or low levels of immune response to transplanted tissue or other foreign substance that is normally immunogenic.

Machinery.

the permissible range of variation in a dimension of an object.Compare allowance (def. 8).
the permissible variation of an object or objects in some characteristic such as hardness, weight, or quantity.

Also called allowance. Coining. a permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coin, owing to the difficulty of securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.

Origin of tolerance

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tolerantia.See tolerant, -ance

SYNONYMS FOR tolerance

1, 2 patience, sufferance, forbearance; liberality, impartiality, open-mindedness.

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synonym study for tolerance

1, 2. Tolerance , toleration agree in allowing the right of something that one does not approve. Tolerance suggests a liberal spirit toward the views and actions of others: tolerance toward religious minorities. Toleration implies the allowance or sufferance of conduct with which one is not in accord: toleration of graft.

OTHER WORDS FROM tolerance

non·tol·er·ance, nouno·ver·tol·er·ance, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tolerance

tolerance

/ (ˈtɒlərəns) /

noun

the state or quality of being tolerant

capacity to endure something, esp pain or hardship

the permitted variation in some measurement or other characteristic of an object or workpiece

physiol the capacity of an organism to endure the effects of a poison or other substance, esp after it has been taken over a prolonged period

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Medical definitions for tolerance

tolerance

[ tŏl′ər-əns ]

n.

Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus, especially over a period of continued exposure.

The capacity to absorb a drug continuously or in large doses without adverse effect; diminution in the response to a drug after prolonged use.

Physiological resistance to a poison.

Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection.

Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunological reaction.

The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.

Other words from tolerance

tol′er•ant adj.

单词	tolerance
释义	tolerance [ tol-er-uhns ] / ˈtɒl ər əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tolerance ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry. a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions, beliefs, and practices that differ from one's own. interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., foreign to one's own; a liberal, undogmatic viewpoint. the act or capacity of enduring; endurance: My tolerance of noise is limited. Medicine/Medical, Immunology. the power of enduring or resisting the action of a drug, poison, etc.: a tolerance to antibiotics. the lack of or low levels of immune response to transplanted tissue or other foreign substance that is normally immunogenic. Machinery. the permissible range of variation in a dimension of an object.Compare allowance (def. 8). the permissible variation of an object or objects in some characteristic such as hardness, weight, or quantity. Also called allowance. Coining. a permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coin, owing to the difficulty of securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law. Origin of tolerance First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tolerantia.See tolerant, -ance SYNONYMS FOR tolerance 1, 2 patience, sufferance, forbearance; liberality, impartiality, open-mindedness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR tolerance ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for tolerance 1, 2. Tolerance , toleration agree in allowing the right of something that one does not approve. Tolerance suggests a liberal spirit toward the views and actions of others: tolerance toward religious minorities. Toleration implies the allowance or sufferance of conduct with which one is not in accord: toleration of graft. OTHER WORDS FROM tolerance non·tol·er·ance, nouno·ver·tol·er·ance, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tolerance tolerance / (ˈtɒlərəns) / noun the state or quality of being tolerant capacity to endure something, esp pain or hardship the permitted variation in some measurement or other characteristic of an object or workpiece physiol the capacity of an organism to endure the effects of a poison or other substance, esp after it has been taken over a prolonged period Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tolerance patience, strength, resilience, toughness, resistance, vigor, endurance, guts, steadiness, stamina, opposition, steadfastness, hardness, hardiness, sufferance, grit, imperviousness, unsusceptibility, immunity, staying power Medical definitions for tolerance tolerance [ tŏl′ər-əns ] n. Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus, especially over a period of continued exposure. The capacity to absorb a drug continuously or in large doses without adverse effect; diminution in the response to a drug after prolonged use. Physiological resistance to a poison. Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection. Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunological reaction. The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism. Other words from tolerance tol′er•ant adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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tolerance

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Origin of tolerance

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British Dictionary definitions for tolerance

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Medical definitions for tolerance

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