Meaning & use
tolerance
The willingness to accept or endure beliefs, behavior, or conditions different from one's own without objecting.
See it in a sentence
The workshop encouraged greater tolerance of different cultural traditions among employees.
Over several years, his tolerance for spicy food increased far more than he expected.
A note on using this word
Tolerance can describe social or emotional acceptance of differences, or, in medicine and engineering, the capacity to endure a substance or withstand variation.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
intoleranceprejudice
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