The meaning of TOLERANCE is capacity to endure pain or hardship : endurance, fortitude, stamina. How to use tolerance in a sentence.
TOLERANCE definition: 1. willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might…. Learn more.
- a fair and permissive attitude toward those whose race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry. 2. a fair and permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one's own. 3. any liberal, undogmatic viewpoint. 4. the act or capacity of enduring; endurance: My tolerance of noise is limited. 5.
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.
Toleration is the act of permitting an action, idea, object, or person that one dislikes or disagrees with. Political scientist Andrew R. Murphy explains that "We can improve our understanding by defining 'toleration' as a set of social or political practices and 'tolerance' as a set of attitudes." [1] .
I don't have much tolerance for cold weather. [=I dislike cold weather; cold weather makes me uncomfortable] I have no tolerance for such behavior. [=I cannot accept/tolerate such behavior]
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.
Definition of tolerance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.