tolerance
/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/
The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry; The ability to endure pain or hardship
- plural
- tolerances
Meanings
- 1
The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry
Tom has a low tolerance for pain.
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I have a low tolerance for pain.
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- 2
The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance
- 3
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
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.; Resistance to drunkennessrare
- 5
The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurementrare
- 6
The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejectionrare