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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOL'ERANCE, n. [L. tolerantia, from tolero, to bear.] The power or capacity of enduring; or the act of enduring.
Diogenes one frosty morning came to the market place shaking, to show his tolerance.
[Little used. But intolerance is in common use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
2: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior [syn: permissiveness, tolerance] [ant: restrictiveness, unpermissiveness]
3: the act of tolerating something
4: willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others [ant: intolerance]
5: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits [syn: allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. capacity to endure pain or hardship ; endurance, fortitude, stamina 2. a. sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own b. the act of allowing something ; toleration 3. the allowable deviation from a standard; especially the range of variation permitted in maintaining a specified dimension in machining a piece 4. a. (1) the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (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) relative capacity of an organism to grow or thrive when subjected to an unfavorable environmental factor b. the maximum amount of a pesticide residue that may lawfully remain on or in food

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a willingness or ability to tolerate; forbearance. 2 the capacity to tolerate. 3 an allowable variation in any measurable property. 4 the ability to tolerate the effects of a drug etc. after continued use. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L tolerantia (as TOLERATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tolerance Tol"er*ance, n. 1. (Forestry) Capability of growth in more or less shade. 2. Allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, etc., as in various mechanical operations; specif.: (Coinage) The amount which coins, either singly or in lots, are legally allowed to vary above or below the standard of weight or fineness.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tolerance Tol"er*ance, n. [L. tolerantia: cf. F. tol['e]rance.] 1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance. Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market place, shaking, to show his tolerance. --Bacon. 2. The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration. 3. (Med.) The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal. Tolerance of the mint. (Coinage) Same as Remedy of the mint. See under Remedy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Remedy Rem"e*dy (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. Remedies (-d?z). [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[`e]de remedy, rem['e]dier to remedy. See Medical.] 1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout. 2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to. What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. --Milton. 3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. Civil remedy. See under Civil. Remedy of the mint (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance. Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(tolerances) 1. 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. ...his tolerance and understanding of diverse human nature. ? intolerance N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n [approval] 2. Tolerance is the ability to bear something painful or unpleasant. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection. ...a low tolerance of errors. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp, n N, N of n 3. If someone or something has a tolerance to a substance, they are exposed to it so often that it does not have very much effect on them. As with any drug taken in excess, your body can build up a tolerance to it. N-VAR: with supp, usu N to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Endurance, sufferance, toleration.

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