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[ noun ] a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
Synonyms Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)Now , under the impact of his wife 's disclosures , he was brought suddenly to the realization that there was a limit to tolerance , however brilliant , however far-famed the offender might be . |
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[ noun ] the act of tolerating something
Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Since the magnitude of the plan made secrecy impossible , once the wheels had began to turn , persons controlling German industries , social institutions , and armed_forces became , through their anti-Semitism or their tolerance of_it , conscious accomplices of Hitler 's crimes ; whether in the last degree or a lesser one was a matter to be determined individually . |
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[ noun ] the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
Used in print (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)As for the night being warm , he would have been comfortable naked on Mount_Everest but his water_brothers had little tolerance for changes in temperature and pressure ; he was considerate of their weakness , once he learned of_it . |
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[ noun ] willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
Related terms intolerance attitude disinterest liberality broad-mindedness |
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[ noun ] a permissible difference; allowing freedom to move within limits
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