over-tolerance

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Definitions of over-tolerance word

noun over-tolerance a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry. 1
noun over-tolerance a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions, beliefs, and practices that differ from one's own. 1
noun over-tolerance interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., foreign to one's own; a liberal, undogmatic viewpoint. 1
noun over-tolerance the act or capacity of enduring; endurance: My tolerance of noise is limited. 1
noun over-tolerance Medicine/Medical, Immunology. the power of enduring or resisting the action of a drug, poison, etc.: a tolerance to antibiotics. the lack of or low levels of immune response to transplanted tissue or other foreign substance that is normally immunogenic. 1
noun over-tolerance Machinery. the permissible range of variation in a dimension of an object. Compare allowance (def 8). the permissible variation of an object or objects in some characteristic such as hardness, weight, or quantity. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tolerantia. See tolerant, -ance

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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