tolerance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tolerance	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for tolerance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tolerance n the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior Synonym(s): permissiveness, tolerance Antonym(s): restrictiveness, unpermissiveness the act of tolerating something willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others Antonym(s): intolerance a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits Synonym(s): allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tolerance \Tol"er*ance\, n. 1. (Forestry) Capability of growth in more or less shade. 2. Allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, etc., as in various mechanical operations; specif.: (Coinage) The amount which coins, either singly or in lots, are legally allowed to vary above or below the standard of weight or fineness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tolerance \Tol"erance\, n. [L. tolerantia: cf. F. tol[82]rance.] 1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance. Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market place, shaking, to show his tolerance. --Bacon. 2. The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration. 3. (Med.) The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal. {Tolerance* of the mint}. (Coinage) Same as {Remedy of the mint}. See under {Remedy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Remedy \Rem"e*dy\ (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. {Remedies} (-d[?]z). [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[8a]de remedy, rem[82]dier to remedy. See {Medical}.] 1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout. 2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to. What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. --Milton. 3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. {Civil remedy}. See under {Civil}. {Remedy of the mint} (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also {tolerance}. Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.