tolerance - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun tolerance has 5 senses

tolerance - the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
--₁ is a kind of endurance
--₁ has particulars: capacity
permissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
--₂ is a kind of disposition, temperament
--₂ has particulars:
toleration, acceptance, sufferance; indulgence, lenience, leniency; overtolerance
tolerance - the act of tolerating something
--₃ is a kind of allowance
--₃ has particulars: lenience, leniency
Derived form: verb tolerate₁
tolerance - willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
--₄ is a kind of attitude, mental attitude
Antonyms: intolerance
--₄ has particulars:
broad-mindedness; liberality, liberalness; disinterest, neutrality
allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
--₅ is a kind of discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance