tolerance

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Synonyms: tolerant, tolerate, intolerance, tolerable, operance, torrance, tolerances, moderance

Antonyms: tolerant, tolerate, intolerance, tolerable, operance, torrance, tolerances, moderance

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable|obsolete}} The ability to [[endure]] [[pain]] or [[hardship]]; [[endurance]]. {{defdate|15th|19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[ability]] or practice of [[tolerating]]; an acceptance of or patience with the [[belief]]s, opinions or [[practice]]s of others; a lack of bigotry. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The ability of the body (or other organism) to [[resist]] the action of a [[poison]], to cope with a [[dangerous]] [[drug]] or to [[survive]] [[infection]] by an [[organism]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|countable}} The [[variation]] or [[deviation]] from a [[standard]], especially the [[maximum]] [[permitted]] variation in an [[engineering]] [[measurement]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The ability of the body to [[accept]] a [[tissue]] [[graft]] without [[rejection]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

Verb

1. To [[design]] or [[engineer]] a material to a specified tolerance. {{defdate|from 1912}}

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