tolerance
Syllabification: (tol·er·ance)
Pronunciation: /ˈtäl(ə)rəns/
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Definition of tolerance
noun
- the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction:the desert camel shows the greatest tolerance to dehydration species were grouped according to pollution tolerance various species of diatoms display different tolerances to acid
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the action of bearing hardship, or the ability to bear pain and hardship): via Old French from Latin tolerantia, from tolerare (see tolerate)