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Word entry · 9 letters

tolerance

Best crossword clue

"Open mind"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/Part of speech nounSorted aceelnortStarts with TEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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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