Definitions
the act of tolerating something
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English toleraunce, borrowed from Old French tolerance, from Latin tolerantia (“endurance”), from tolerāns, present participle of, and participial adjective from Latin tolerō (“to endure”).
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: forbearance”
“Since he hadn't had any alcohol in years, his tolerance was very low, and it only took two drinks for him to get sloshed.”
“Our customers can generally accept ten times the tolerance which we can achieve in our machining operations.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Open mind”9 letters
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