/ ˈtɒlərəns; NAmE ˈtɑːl-/ noun
1.
[ U ] tolerance (of / for sb/sth) the willingness to accept or tolerate sb/sth, especially opinions or behaviour that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you :
She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind.
religious tolerance
a reputation for tolerance towards refugees
—see also zero tolerance
OPP intolerance
2.
[ C , U ] tolerance (to sth) the ability to suffer sth, especially pain, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed :
tolerance to cold
Tolerance to alcohol decreases with age.
3.
[ C , U ] ( technical ) the amount by which the measurement of a value can vary without causing problems :
They were working to a tolerance of 0.0001 of a centimetre.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting the action of bearing hardship, or the ability to bear pain and hardship): via Old French from Latin tolerantia , from tolerare .