Tolerance
noun
The ability to accept or bear something, often something you dislike or disagree with.
It's important to show tolerance towards people with different beliefs.
Often appears as...
- mutual tolerance
- zero tolerance
noun
The ability of a body to resist harmful or negative effects.
Regular exercise can increase your body's tolerance to pain and fatigue.
Often appears as...
- high tolerance
- low tolerance
noun
The permitted range of variation in a physical measurement or characteristic.
This manufacturing process has a tolerance of plus or minus 1 millimeter.
Often appears as...
- tolerance level
- tolerance range
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Technical
noun
The ability or willingness to allow or admit the existence of beliefs or behaviour that one does not agree with.
Her speech was a convincing plea for racial tolerance and understanding.
Often appears as...
- cultural tolerance
- tolerance threshold
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Academic
noun
The ability to accept or bear something, often something you dislike or disagree with.
It's important to show tolerance towards people with different beliefs.
Often appears as...
- mutual tolerance
- zero tolerance
noun
The ability of a body to resist harmful or negative effects.
Regular exercise can increase your body's tolerance to pain and fatigue.
Often appears as...
- high tolerance
- low tolerance
noun
The permitted range of variation in a physical measurement or characteristic.
This manufacturing process has a tolerance of plus or minus 1 millimeter.
Often appears as...
- tolerance level
- tolerance range
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The ability or willingness to allow or admit the existence of beliefs or behaviour that one does not agree with.
Her speech was a convincing plea for racial tolerance and understanding.
Often appears as...
- cultural tolerance
- tolerance threshold
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Respect Differences
Tolerance denotes respect and acceptance toward different opinions or lifestyles.
Her tolerance allowed for constructive debates with her peers.
Pro Tip 2/2Maintain Patience
Staying calm and patient when facing disagreements or discomfort illustrates tolerance.
Despite his frustration, he showed great tolerance.
Pro Tip 1/2Respect Differences
Tolerance denotes respect and acceptance toward different opinions or lifestyles.
Her tolerance allowed for constructive debates with her peers.
Pro Tip 2/2Maintain Patience
Staying calm and patient when facing disagreements or discomfort illustrates tolerance.
Despite his frustration, he showed great tolerance.
Pro Tip 1/2Respect Differences
Tolerance denotes respect and acceptance toward different opinions or lifestyles.
Her tolerance allowed for constructive debates with her peers.
Pro Tip 2/2Maintain Patience
Staying calm and patient when facing disagreements or discomfort illustrates tolerance.
Despite his frustration, he showed great tolerance.
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What is love? - Brad...
and you want more. But then sometimes, slowly or suddenly, you don't. You've fallen out of love, become unaddicted, for a spell. What happened? Does one develop a tolerance or hit a limit? Why do some lovers stay addicted to each other their entire lives? Perhaps to create new lives, to proliferate their species?
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I grew up in the...
I needed to listen. This has been at the front of my mind lately, because I can't help but see in our public discourse so many of the same destructive impulses that ruled my former church. We celebrate tolerance and diversity more than at any other time in memory,
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The rise of modern...
and the protection of minority rights, as specified in constitutions and legal statutes. Taken together, these ideals propose that tolerance and institutions that protect us from intolerance, are the bedrock of a functional and diverse democratic society.
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How to recognize a...
have no tolerance for the imperfections of actual human beings. With his novel, Swift established a blueprint for dystopia, imagining a world where certain trends in contemporary society are taken to extremes, exposing their underlying flaws.
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Could we actually live...
No? Well, I'm here to help. First things first, here are some of the things you'll need to bring to The Red a high tolerance for cold, loneliness, and radiation; a lifetime supply of breathable air and food; a multibillion dollar spaceship;
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How does alcohol make...
Genetic differences in the liver’s alcohol processing enzymes also influence BAC. And regular drinking can increase production of these enzymes, contributing to tolerance. On the other hand, those who drink excessively for a long time
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Why do people join...
that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems of influence and control to keep members obedient, with little tolerance for internal disagreement or external scrutiny.
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What forgiveness can...
unlike tolerance forgetting is active when you intentionally forget you create the space for something new most of us spend a lot of time in default mode acting on beliefs and worldviews shaped by our past experience
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
in truth it's a matter of scheduling and on the wife's part Baris tolerance is very important the wife has to understand everything up submissive be a Cuby the older brothers nature if the
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Bees Kill A Giant Hornet...
surrounded by vibrating bodies the Hornet at the core of the bball begins to overheat the bees have the advantage a heat tolerance to degrees above that
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What is love? - Brad...
and you want more. But then sometimes, slowly or suddenly, you don't. You've fallen out of love, become unaddicted, for a spell. What happened? Does one develop a tolerance or hit a limit? Why do some lovers stay addicted to each other their entire lives? Perhaps to create new lives, to proliferate their species?
Video examples
I grew up in the...
I needed to listen. This has been at the front of my mind lately, because I can't help but see in our public discourse so many of the same destructive impulses that ruled my former church. We celebrate tolerance and diversity more than at any other time in memory,
Video examples
The rise of modern...
and the protection of minority rights, as specified in constitutions and legal statutes. Taken together, these ideals propose that tolerance and institutions that protect us from intolerance, are the bedrock of a functional and diverse democratic society.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
have no tolerance for the imperfections of actual human beings. With his novel, Swift established a blueprint for dystopia, imagining a world where certain trends in contemporary society are taken to extremes, exposing their underlying flaws.
Video examples
Could we actually live...
No? Well, I'm here to help. First things first, here are some of the things you'll need to bring to The Red a high tolerance for cold, loneliness, and radiation; a lifetime supply of breathable air and food; a multibillion dollar spaceship;
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How does alcohol make...
Genetic differences in the liver’s alcohol processing enzymes also influence BAC. And regular drinking can increase production of these enzymes, contributing to tolerance. On the other hand, those who drink excessively for a long time
Video examples
Why do people join...
that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems of influence and control to keep members obedient, with little tolerance for internal disagreement or external scrutiny.
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What forgiveness can...
unlike tolerance forgetting is active when you intentionally forget you create the space for something new most of us spend a lot of time in default mode acting on beliefs and worldviews shaped by our past experience
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
in truth it's a matter of scheduling and on the wife's part Baris tolerance is very important the wife has to understand everything up submissive be a Cuby the older brothers nature if the
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Bees Kill A Giant Hornet...
surrounded by vibrating bodies the Hornet at the core of the bball begins to overheat the bees have the advantage a heat tolerance to degrees above that
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your life, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.
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Brene Brown
American Author
As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it's inviting disaster.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.
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Agnes Repplier
American Writer
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
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George Eliot
British Author
The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We are a country based on democracy, tolerance, and openness to the world.
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Jessica Lange
American Actress
Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.
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Jack Kemp
American Politician
I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your life, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.
Quote examples
Brene Brown
American Author
As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it's inviting disaster.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.
Quote examples
Agnes Repplier
American Writer
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
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George Eliot
British Author
The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We are a country based on democracy, tolerance, and openness to the world.
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Jessica Lange
American Actress
Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.
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Jack Kemp
American Politician
I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.
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