Defenition of the word tolerance
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Defenition of the word tolerance
- The ability to allow for the beliefs or practices of others.
- The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation.
- a permissible difference
- a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
- the act of tolerating something
- the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
- a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Synonyms for the word tolerance
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- allowance
- indulgence
- leeway
- margin
- permissiveness
Hyponyms for the word tolerance
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- acceptance
- broad-mindedness
- capacity
- disinterest
- indulgence
- lenience
- leniency
- liberality
- liberalness
- neutrality
- overtolerance
- sufferance
- toleration
Hypernyms for the word tolerance
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- allowance
- attitude
- disagreement
- discrepancy
- disposition
- divergence
- endurance
- mental attitude
- temperament
- variance
Antonyms for the word tolerance
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- intolerance
- unpermissiveness
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