tolerance   (Sound)

The noun tolerance has 5 senses

• tolerance -- (the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions)


• permissiveness, tolerance -- (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)


• tolerance -- (the act of tolerating something)


• tolerance -- (willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others)


• allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance -- (a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits)