tolerance

tolerance is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.
2. noun. The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration.
3. noun. The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal.
4. noun. the act of tolerating something
5. noun. a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

   Synonyms: permissiveness

6. noun. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

   Synonyms: allowance, leeway, margin

7. noun. the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
8. noun. willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

Synonyms

permissiveness, allowance, leeway, margin

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in tolerance:

antrocele, coeternal

Common word forms

tolerances

Words from these letters

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