Tolerance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of TOLERANCE is capacity to endure pain or hardship : endurance, fortitude, stamina. How to use tolerance in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut tolerance noun SaveWord tol·​er·​ance |\ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s ,ˈtäl-rən(t)s\ Definitionoftolerance 1 :capacitytoendurepainorhardship:endurance,fortitude,stamina 2a :sympathyorindulgenceforbeliefsorpracticesdifferingfromorconflictingwithone'sown b :theactofallowingsomething:toleration 3 :theallowabledeviationfromastandard especially :therangeofvariationpermittedinmaintainingaspecifieddimensioninmachiningapiece 4a(1) :thecapacityofthebodytoendureorbecomelessresponsivetoasubstance(suchasadrug)oraphysiologicalinsultespeciallywithrepeateduseorexposure developedatolerancetopainkillers also :theimmunologicalstatemarkedbyunresponsivenesstoaspecificantigen (2) :relativecapacityofanorganismtogroworthrivewhensubjectedtoanunfavorableenvironmentalfactor b :themaximumamountofapesticideresiduethatmaylawfullyremainonorinfood Synonyms&Antonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingtolerance LearnMoreAbouttolerance Synonyms&Antonymsfortolerance Synonyms forbearance,long-suffering,patience,sufferance Antonyms impatience VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesoftoleranceinaSentence atoleranceforotherlifestyles Theplantshaveahightoleranceforheat. Somepatientsgraduallydevelopatoleranceforthedrugandneedtobegivenalargerdose. Somepatientsdevelopgreatertoleranceforthedrug'seffects. RecentExamplesontheWeb Finally,IvysaidthatBrevardCountyhaszerotoleranceforanimalcruelty. — JuliaMusto,FoxNews,12Aug.2022 Ourunionhaszerotoleranceforracistattitudesandbehaviors,eitheronoroffourjobs. — CBSNews,12Aug.2022 InastatementreleasedFriday,AntiochPoliceChiefGeoffreyGuttschowsayshisdepartmenthaszerotoleranceforcrimescommittedagainstchildren. — CliffordWard,ChicagoTribune,12Aug.2022 TheScottishhaveatoleranceforrainhigherthanmost,andmanyofthefansandofficialspointingtheircellphonecamerasatWoodsheldtheirgrounddespitethedrizzle. — NewYorkTimes,13July2022 Twomilligramsoffentanyl,whichisaboutthesizeofagrainofseasalt,canbelethaldependingonaperson’sbodysizeandtolerance. — StephenJ.Beard,USAToday,25Aug.2022 BanksinChinacutbenchmarkinterestratesonloanstohouseholdsandbusinesses,asmallattempttohelprevivegrowthinaneconomystrugglingwithapropertybustandBeijing’szero-tolerancetoCovid-19. — JasonDouglas,WSJ,22Aug.2022 Thedoublebicepscurldropsetrequiresjustasetofmoderate-weightdumbbells,adashofingenuity,andatoleranceforaheavybicepsburn. — JeffTomko,Men'sHealth,22Aug.2022 Despitethesocialandeconomictoll,ChinesePresidentXiJinpinghasrepeatedlysaidthatzero-toleranceremainstherightapproachtofightingthevirus. — LindaLew,BostonGlobe.com,14Aug.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'tolerance.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingtolerance cross-tolerance self-tolerance zerotolerance cross-tolerance self-tolerance zerotolerance FirstKnownUseoftolerance 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAbouttolerance Sharetolerance PosttheDefinitionoftolerancetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionoftoleranceonTwitter TimeTravelerfortolerance Thefirstknownuseoftolerancewas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNeartolerance tolerableness tolerance tolerant SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfortolerance LastUpdated 8Sep2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Tolerance.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerance.Accessed11Sep.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfortolerance tolerance noun tol·​er·​ance |\ˈtä-lə-rəns \ KidsDefinitionoftolerance 1 :abilitytoputupwithsomethingharmful,bad,orannoying Hewasrunningoutoftoleranceforthepushyyoungcop.—CarlHiaasen,Hoot 2 :sympathyfororacceptanceoffeelingsorhabitswhicharedifferentfromsomeone'sown tolerance noun tol·​er·​ance |\ˈtäl(-ə)-rən(t)s \ Medical Definitionoftolerance 1 :thecapacityofthebodytoendureorbecomelessresponsivetoasubstance(asadrug)oraphysiologicalinsultespeciallywithrepeateduseorexposure developedatolerancetopainkillers 2 :theimmunologicalstatemarkedbyunresponsivenesstoaspecificantigen MorefromMerriam-Websterontolerance Nglish:TranslationoftoleranceforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationoftoleranceforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY substantive SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary ChallengingWordsYouShouldKnow Oftenusedtodescribe“themarchoftime,”whatdoesinexorablemean? 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