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tol·er·ance (täl′ər əns)
noun
- a tolerating or being tolerant, esp. of views, beliefs, practices, etc. of others that differ from one's own
- freedom from bigotry or prejudice
- an allowable deviation from a standard or from the theoretical ideal, esp. in the manufacture or assembly of components; specif.,
- the amount that coins are legally allowed to vary from a standard of weight, fineness, etc.
- the difference between the allowable maximum and minimum sizes of a part or fitting
- the ability to endure
- Med. the natural or developed ability to resist the effects of the continued or increasing use of a drug, etc.
Etymology: ME tolleraunce < MFr tolerance < L tolerantia
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Alternate definitions:
tolerance
n.
Open-mindedness
lenity, concession, liberality, permission, forbearance, indulgence, mercy, compassion, license, sufferance, grace, freedom of worship, understanding, sensitivity, charity, benevolence, humanity, endurance, altruism, patience, good will; see also kindness 1, liberalism.Saturation point
Resistance
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Preposition: of
- ambiguity: Tolerance of ambiguity became desirable where it previously had been seen as undesirable.
Converse of object
- confer: Some crops can be genetically modified to confer tolerance to such a herbicide.
Adjective modifier
- impaired: Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.
Modifies a noun
- threshold: Hate mongers often begin by identifying the public's tolerance threshold.
Noun used with modifier
- glucose: Reactive hypoglycaemia was ruled out in an oral glucose tolerance test.
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Any performance is discussable from the standpoint of what it attains or what it misses.Comprehensiveness can be discussed as superficiality, intensiveness as stricture, tolerance as uncertaintyöand the poor pedestrian abilities of a fish are clearly explainable in terms of his excellence as a swimmer. A way of seeing is also a way of not seeing.
Ourexcessive tolerance of suicide is due to the fact that, since the state of mind from which it springs is a general one, we cannot condemn it without condemning ourselves; we are too saturated with it not partly to excuse it.
We the Peoples of the United Nations, determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, whichtwice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to 873 mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignityand worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, and for these ends, to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one anotherasgood neighbours, and tounite our strengthto maintain international peace and security, and to ensure by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples, have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims.
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