tolerance

Etymology

From Middle French tolerance, from Latin tolerantia (“endurance”), from tolerans, present participle of Latin tolerō (“endure”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒləɹəns/

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Noun

tolerance (countable and uncountable, plural tolerances)

1. (uncountable, obsolete) The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. [15th-19th c.]
2. (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]
3. (uncountable) 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. [from 19th c.]
4. (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. [from 20th c.]
5. (uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection. [from 20th c.]

References

• tolerance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• tolerance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• tolerance in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• tolerance at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• coeternal

Noun

tolerance f

1. tolerance (the ability or practice of tolerating)
2. tolerance (permitted deviation from standard)

Related terms

• toleranční
• tolerantní
• tolerovat

Further reading

• tolerance in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• tolerance in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989