tolerance.

1. Willingness to allow beliefs or behavior one does not necessarily share or approve of.

2. The ability to endure a substance or condition without the usual adverse effect.

3. The amount by which a measurement or component may depart from a specified value.

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Words that belong together

• religious tolerance
• tolerance of dissent

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Tolerance of dissent is essential to open inquiry.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.