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Definition of Tolerance

1. Noun. The power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions.

2. Noun. A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior.

3. Noun. The act of tolerating something.

4. Noun. Willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others.

5. Noun. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

Definition of Tolerance

1. n. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

2. n. Capability of growth in more or less shade.

Definition of Tolerance

1. Noun. (uncountable obsolete) The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. (defdate 15th-19th c.) ¹

2. Noun. The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹

3. Noun. 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. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

4. Noun. The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

5. Noun. The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tolerance

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tolerance

1. 1. The ability to endure unusually large doses of a drug or toxin. 2. Acquired drug tolerance, a decreasing response to repeated constant doses of a drug or the need for increasing doses to maintain a constant response. Origin: L. Tolerantia This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tolerance

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