tolerance
The ability or practice of toleratingThe ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
» Tom has a low tolerance for pain.
У Тома низкий болевой порог.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
Near-synonym: forbearance
Toleranz
терпи́мостьterpímostʹ, толера́нтностьtolerántnostʹ, толера́стияtolerástija
терпи́містьterpýmistʹ, толера́нтністьtolerántnistʹ
willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
(uncountable)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 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.
(uncountable)Resistance to drunkenness.
Since he hadn't had any alcohol in years, his tolerance was very low, and it only took two drinks for him to get sloshed.
(countable)The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
Our customers can generally accept ten times the tolerance which we can achieve in our machining operations.
Toleranz
до́пускdópusk
(uncountable)The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
(obsolete, uncountable)The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.
Toleranz
терпе́ниеterpénije
Examples
72 sentencesTom has a low tolerance for pain.
ruУ Тома низкий болевой порог. — odexed
I have a low tolerance for pain.
ruУ меня низкий болевой порог. — Wezel
Peace cannot exist without cooperation and tolerance.
Миру не може бути без співробітництва та терпимості. — deniko
Peace cannot exist without tolerance.
Миру не може бути без терпимості. — deniko
I have no tolerance of cowards.
ruЯ не терплю трусов. — afyodor
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English toleraunce, borrowed from Old French tolerance, from Latin tInherited from Middle English toleraunce, borrowed from Old French tolerance, from Latin tolerantia (“endurance”), from tolerāns, present participle of, and participial adjective from Latin tolerō (“to endure”).
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Forms
plural: tolerances| Singular | tolerance |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior:permissiveness
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits:allowanceleewaymargin
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable