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It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.
Pierre Bayle

Meaning of "tolerance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOLERANCE

tolerance  [ˈtɒlərəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOLERANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tolerance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOLERANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tolerance

Tolerance or toleration to tolerate, or put up with, conditionally. also to suggest a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry. Tolerance, tolerant, or toleration may also refer to: ▪ Engineering tolerance, permissible limit of variation in an object ▪ Tolerance analysis, the study of accumulated variation in mechanical parts and assemblies ▪ Tolerance coning, a budget of all tolerances that affect a particular parameter ▪ Paradox of tolerance, the problem that a tolerant person is antagonistic toward intolerance, hence intolerant of it ▪ Tolerance group, a way to ensure employees do not exceed their authority in financial transactions in an ERP system ▪ Tolerance Monument, an outdoor sculpture near Goldman Promenade in Jerusalem, Israel ▪ Tolerance tax, a historic tax that was levied against Jews in Hungary ▪ Tolerant Systems, the former name of Veritas Software ▪ Toleration Party, a historic political party active in Connecticut...

Definition of tolerance in the English dictionary

The first definition of tolerance in the dictionary is the state or quality of being tolerant. Other definition of tolerance is capacity to endure something, esp pain or hardship. Tolerance is also the permitted variation in some measurement or other characteristic of an object or workpiece.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOLERANCE


adherence
ədˈhɪərəns
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
circumference
səˈkʌmfərəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
coherence
kəʊˈhɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
deliverance
dɪˈlɪvərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
disappearance
ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
ignorance
ˈɪɡnərəns
inference
ˈɪnfərəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
interference
ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns
intolerance
ɪnˈtɒlərəns
perseverance
ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪərəns
preference
ˈprɛfərəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
severance
ˈsɛvərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOLERANCE

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Toletum
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WORDS THAT END LIKE TOLERANCE

advance
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fragrance
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health insurance
industrial insurance
liability insurance
life insurance
medical insurance
put in an appearance
reassurance
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temperance
Torrance
trance
travel insurance
zero tolerance

Synonyms and antonyms of tolerance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TOLERANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tolerance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tolerance

Translation of «tolerance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOLERANCE

Find out the translation of tolerance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tolerance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tolerance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宽容
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tolerancia
570 millions of speakers

English

tolerance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सहिष्णुता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسامح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

допуск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tolerância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tolérance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toleransi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Toleranz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寛大さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toleransi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoan dung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சகிப்புத்தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहिष्णुता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hata payı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tolleranza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tolerancja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

допуск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toleranță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοχής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdraagsaamheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tolerans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toleranse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tolerance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOLERANCE»

The term «tolerance» is very widely used and occupies the 7.004 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOLERANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tolerance

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10 QUOTES WITH «TOLERANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tolerance.
1
Gary Bauer
Guided by nothing but pop culture values, many children no longer learn how to think about morality and virtue, or to think of them at all. They grow up with no shared moral framework, believing that the highest values are diversity, tolerance and non-judgmentalism.
2
Pierre Bayle
It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.
3
David Blunkett
I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.
4
Danny Boyle
It's not so much what you learn about Mumbai, it's what you learn about yourself, really. It's a funny old hippie thing, but it's true as well. You find out a lot about yourself and your tolerance, and about your inclusiveness.
5
Ken Calvert
We can practice tolerance while still holding true to cultural values that protect the institution of marriage as a union between only a man and a woman.
6
Robert Casey
Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.
7
Alexander Chase
More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion.
8
Kristin Chenoweth
I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.
9
Ron Chernow
Once the brokerage house, rather than the bank, became the locus for American savings, that money would find its way into the stock market, because the broker was someone with a much higher tolerance for risk than the banker.
10
Amy Chua
Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our constitutional protections of freedom of religion. I think he would also approve of the way the U.S. has been able to attract talented people from all over the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOLERANCE»

Discover the use of tolerance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tolerance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Intolerance of Tolerance
The author uses anecdotes and quotes to help illustrate his argument that tolerance has gone beyond simply putting up with another's differences and still disagreeing with him or her and instead now has more to do with completely refraining ...
D. A. Carson, 2012
2
Tolerance
Explains what tolerance is, describes different ways it can be expressed, and discusses why it should be practiced.
Kimberley Jane Pryor, 2008
3
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay ...
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality, still fiercely relevant today, helped form the disciplines of gay and gender studies, and it continues to illuminate the origins and operations of intolerance as a social force.
John Boswell, 2009
4
Mechanical Tolerance Stackup and Analysis, Second Edition
The book focuses on some key components: it explains often misunderstood sources of variation and how they contribute to this deviation in assembled products, as well as how to model that variation in a useful manner.
Bryan R. Fischer, 2011
5
Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet
This Major Reference series brings together a wide range of key international articles in law and legal theory.
Philip Jenkins, 2003
6
Tolerance: Between Forbearance and Acceptance
Conceived more widely, however, tolerance can be seen to occupy the difficult, and contested, terrain between merely putting up with and accepting others.
Hans Oberdiek, 2001
7
Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire
But, as political theorist Wendy Brown argues in Regulating Aversion, tolerance also has dark and troubling undercurrents. Dislike, disapproval, and regulation lurk at the heart of tolerance.
Wendy Brown, 2009
8
The New Tolerance: How a Cultural Movement Threatens to ...
How culture movement threatens to destroy you, your faith, and your children.
Josh McDowell, Bob Hostetler, 1998
9
Political Tolerance and American Democracy
This path-breaking book reconceptualizes our understanding of political tolerance as well as of its foundations.
John L. Sullivan, James Piereson, George E. Marcus, 1993
10
Tolerance in the Twenty-first Century: Prospects and Challenges
The work delves into new areas assessing the problems posed for tolerance by such factors as identity, war, community, the Internet, and gender.
Gerson Moreno-Riaño, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOLERANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tolerance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tony Blair's latest role in tolerance and reconciliation is no joke
It “fosters understanding and tolerance among peoples of various ethnic origin ... medal of tolerance” to Juan Carlos I of Spain (as the council did) is supposed to ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Public Release: 30-Apr-2015 Impaired sleep linked to lower pain …
The effect on pain tolerance appears strongest in people who suffer from both insomnia and chronic pain, who may benefit from treatments targeting both ... «EurekAlert, Apr 15»
3
Santorum on religious freedom laws: 'Tolerance is a 2-way street'
Washington (CNN) Rick Santorum says he'd hoped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would veto the "fix" to his state's religious freedom law rather than limiting its scope ... «CNN, Apr 15»
4
Samuel Eto'o Awarded European Medal of Tolerance
Tolerance is based on competition but also cooperation, on trust, but also rules and regulations,” Dr. Kantor said during the presentation. “Samuel is a worthy ... «Arutz Sheva, Mar 15»
5
Europe's traditions of tolerance and multiculturalism put to test after …
The Netherlands has deep traditions of tolerance, which long extended even to the intolerant. Accepting people who don't share your values was seen as a ... «Fox News, Feb 15»
6
After Paris Attacks, Voltaire's 'Tolerance' Is Back In Vogue
Like most bookshops around Paris, Emile, which caters to young readers, sold all its copies of Voltaire's Treatise on Tolerance on Jan. 8, the day after two ... «NPR, Feb 15»
7
UN calls for FGM zero tolerance after a year in which the world woke …
The United Nations has designated Friday a worldwide day of zero tolerance on FGM, and called for concrete action to be taken against the cutting of girls and ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
8
In India, Obama Speeches Spark Debate On Religious Tolerance
The subject of religious intolerance is emerging as an irritant in U.S.-India relations. Senior Indian government officials pounced on remarks by President Barack ... «NPR, Feb 15»
9
Zero tolerance: EP to debate how to end female genital mutilation
To raise awareness 6 February has been designated the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. The EP, which has long fought to end ... «European Parliament, Feb 15»
10
Voltaire's Book On Tolerance Climbs French Best-Seller Lists
The "Treatise on Tolerance" is a cry against religious fanaticism and stemmed from Voltaire's conviction that religious differences were at the heart of world strife. «Huffington Post, Jan 15»

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