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`noun
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`tol·er·ance
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`\ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s, ˈtäl-rən(t)s\
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`: willingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from
`your own
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`: the ability to accept, experience, or survive something harmful or
`unpleasant
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`medical : your body's ability to become adjusted to something (such as a
`drug) so that its effects are experienced less strongly
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`Full Definition of TOLERANCE
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`: capacity to endure pain or hardship : ENDURANCE, FORTITUDE, STAMINA
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`a : sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting
`with one's own
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`b : the act of allowing something : TOLERATION
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`: the allowable deviation from a standard; especially : the range of variation
`permitted in maintaining a specified dimension in machining a piece
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`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
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`b : the maximum amount of a pesticide residue that may lawfully remain on
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`Examples of TOLERANCE
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`a tolerance for other lifestyles
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`The plants have a high tolerance for heat.
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`Some patients gradually develop a tolerance for the drug and need to be
`given a larger dose.
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`Some patients develop greater tolerance for the drug's effects.
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`First Known Use of TOLERANCE
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`15th century
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`Related to TOLERANCE
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`Synonyms
`forbearance, long-suffering, sufferance, patience
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`Antonyms
`impatience
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`noun
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`tol·er·ance
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`\ˈtäl(-ə)-rən(t)s\
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`Medical Definition of TOLERANCE
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`: 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>
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`2
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`: the immunological state marked by unresponsiveness to a specific antigen
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