TOLERANCE


Meaning of TOLERANCE in English

(~s)

1.

Tolerance is the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you do not agree or approve of it.

...his ~ and understanding of diverse human nature.

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N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n approval

2.

Tolerance is the ability to bear something painful or unpleasant.

There is lowered pain ~, lowered resistance to infection.

...a low ~ of errors.

N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp, n N, N of n

3.

If someone or something has a ~ to a substance, they are exposed to it so often that it does not have very much effect on them.

As with any drug taken in excess, your body can build up a ~ to it.

N-VAR: with supp, usu N to n

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