Definitions For Tolerance

noun

  • The act of tolerating something
  • A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
  • A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  • The power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
  • Willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
  • Willingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own
  • The ability to accept, experience, or survive something harmful or unpleasant
  • Your body's ability to become adjusted to something (such as a drug) so that its effects are experienced less strongly

Is Tolerance a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Tolerance is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Tolerance in a Sentence

  • A tolerance for other lifestyles
  • The plants have a high tolerance for heat.
  • Some patients gradually develop a tolerance for the drug and need to be given a larger dose.

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Antonyms for Tolerance

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