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TOLERANCE definition: 1. willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might…. Learn more.
Tolerance definition: a fair, respectful, and permissive attitude or policy toward people whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one’s own or from those of the majority; freedom from bigotry and from an insistence on conformity.
: the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (such as a drug) or a physiological insult especially with repeated use or exposure. developed a tolerance to painkillers. also : the immunological state marked by unresponsiveness to a specific antigen. (2)
When you practice tolerance, you accept another's ideas and beliefs. If you respect someone's opinions — even if you disagree or find them nonsensical — you display tolerance.
[ U ] the ability to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions: My tolerance of/for heat is considerably greater after having lived in the Far East for a couple of years. [ U ] biology specialized.
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. ...the acceptance and tolerance of other ways. Tolerance is the ability to bear something painful or unpleasant. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
[countable, uncountable] tolerance (to something) the ability to suffer something, especially pain, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed. tolerance to cold. Tolerance to alcohol decreases with age. see also fault tolerance. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Tolerance is the quality of allowing other people to say and do what they like, even if you do not agree with or approve of it.
TOLERANCE definition: the quality of allowing people to do or believe what they want although you do not agree with it: . Learn more.
Tolerance Definition. A tolerating or being tolerant, esp. of views, beliefs, practices, etc. of others that differ from one's own. Freedom from bigotry or prejudice.
