tolerance
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.the ability to accept the feelings, habits, or beliefs of other people, even if you do not agree with them.
n.the capacity for or practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others. Uncountable in this abstract social sense.
Simple“The city is famous for its religious tolerance and diverse population.”
In context“Promoting a culture of mutual tolerance is essential for maintaining social cohesion in increasingly multicultural urban environments.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.the ability of your body to handle a drug, a poison, or pain without being affected as much as before.
n.the power or capacity of an organism to resist the effects of a drug, toxin, or environmental stressor through prior exposure.
Simple“After taking the medication for a year, he developed a tolerance to it.”
In context“The patient's high tolerance for sedatives required the anesthesiologist to adjust the dosage significantly during the procedure.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
n.the amount that a measurement is allowed to vary from the perfect size.
n.the permissible limit or limits of variation in a physical dimension or a measured value. Countable when referring to specific measurements.
Simple“The parts must be made with a tolerance of less than one millimeter.”
In context“The aerospace components were manufactured to extremely tight tolerances to ensure they would fit perfectly under extreme thermal expansion.”
- 04 C2 Proficiency
n.the ability to suffer through pain or hardship for a long time.
n.the capacity to endure hardship or pain; synonymous with endurance in older texts.
Simple“The explorer showed great tolerance for the freezing cold of the mountains.”
In context“His legendary tolerance for physical suffering allowed him to survive weeks in the wilderness with minimal supplies.”
- 05 C2 Proficiency
v.to design a part or material so it has a specific allowed margin of error.
v.to design or engineer a component to a specified technical tolerance. Transitive use.
Simple“The engineers had to tolerance the engine parts very carefully.”
In context“When designing the bridge, the architects had to tolerance the steel beams to account for significant seasonal temperature fluctuations.”
“Financial planning isn't just about numbers; it's about advice based on human values, emotional anxieties, family dynamics, personal experiences and risk tolerance.”
“To reduce the influence of cannabis tolerance, participants used cannabis relatively infrequently, fewer than three times per week, while still having used it at least once during the past year.”
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.