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- [tol-er-uh ns]
- /ˈtɒl ər əns/
- /ˈtɒl.ər.əns/
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- [tol-er-uh ns]
- /ˈtɒl ər əns/
Definitions of tolerance word
- noun tolerance 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. 1
- noun tolerance a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions, beliefs, and practices that differ from one's own. 1
- noun tolerance interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., foreign to one's own; a liberal, undogmatic viewpoint. 1
- noun tolerance the act or capacity of enduring; endurance: My tolerance of noise is limited. 1
- noun tolerance 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. 1
- noun tolerance 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. 1
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Origin of tolerance
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tolerantia. See tolerant, -ance
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Parts of speech for Tolerance
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tolerance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tolerance
noun tolerance
- canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- caritas — charity
- clemency — If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could be.
- comity — mutual civility; courtesy
- condonance — the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.
Antonyms for tolerance
noun tolerance
- bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- bigotry — Bigotry is the possession or expression of strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions.
- contemptuousness — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
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