tolerance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   the act of tolerating something

4. 4
   noun

   a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

5. 5
   noun

   a permissible difference

6. 6
   noun

   the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

7. 7
   noun

   willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

8. 8
   noun

   The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.

Etymology

Inherited 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”).