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Tolerance
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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
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Origin
tolerance
English
tolérance
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
tolerantia
Latin
tolerans
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Intolerance
Related
Sensitivity
Compassion
Empathy
Civility
Acceptance
Resistance
Patience
Appetite
Susceptibility
Response
Resilience
Exposure
Stability
Avoidance
Threshold
Responsiveness
Variation
Adaptation
Insensitivity
Affinity
Hatred
Variability
Specificity
Aversion
Toxicity
Persistence
Rejection
Concentration
Robustness
Protection
Control
Stress
Limit
Expression
Reactivity
Treatment
Perception
Adherence
Diversity
Clearance
Libido
Level
Awareness
Openness
Humility
Dosage
Vulnerability
Selectivity
Inclusiveness
Adaptability
Self Control
Pain Threshold
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