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Overview of noun tolerance

The noun tolerance has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (1) tolerance

(the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions)

2. (1) permissiveness, tolerance

(a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)

3. (1) tolerance

(the act of tolerating something)

4. tolerance

(willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others)

5. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance

(a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits) © 2001-2013, Demand Media, all rights reserved. The database is based on Word Net a lexical database for the English language. see disclaimer
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