Tolerance Definition

tŏlər-əns
noun
A tolerating or being tolerant, esp. of views, beliefs, practices, etc. of others that differ from one's own.
Webster's New World
Freedom from bigotry or prejudice.
Webster's New World
Leeway for variation from a standard.
American Heritage
An allowable deviation from a standard or from the theoretical ideal, esp. in the manufacture or assembly of components.
Webster's New World
The ability to endure.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tolerance

Noun

Singular:
tolerance
Plural:
tolerances

Origin of Tolerance

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

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Tolerance Sentence Examples

  • He also advocated tolerance towards the dissenters.

  • Do that and you have to start building tolerance all over again.

  • Kids have different tolerance levels for activity.

  • As a religious man, he wrote and strove in favour of tolerance, being decidedly against capital punishment for heretics.

  • The Arab rule in Spain, which once threatened to overwhelm Europe and was turned back near Tours by Charles Martel, was distinguished by its tolerance and civilization, and lingered on till the 15th century.

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Words Starting With

TTOTOL

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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