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tolerance

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns

Definitions

  1. The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.
  3. The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry
  4. The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement
  8. The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
  9. The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection
  10. The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

Equivalents

37 more languages
Българскитолерантност
বাংলাক্ষমা
Esperantotolereco
فارسیبردباری
Gaeilgefulaingt
עבריתסובלנות
Bahasa Indonesiatoleransi
Italianotolleranza
한국어공차
Lietuviųtolerancija
മലയാളംസഹിഷ്ണുത
Portuguêstolerância
తెలుగుసహనం

Examples

“Both [Ze'ev] Jabotinsky and [David] Ben-Gurion also wrote songs of praise⟳ to the Ottoman Empire, its tolerance toward ethnic minorities in general — and to Jews in particular — as well as to the democratic changes it was undergoing.”
“Our customers can generally accept⟳ ten times the tolerance which we can achieve⟳ in our machining operations.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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