Definition of TOLERANCE

tolerance

Meanings

Plural: tolerances

Noun

  • the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
  • a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
  • the act of tolerating something
  • willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
  • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  • The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.
  • 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 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.
  • The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
  • The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

Verb

  • To design or engineer a material to a specified tolerance.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 11

tolerance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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