tolerance
Noun
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The power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions (synset 105040565)
is a type of: endurance - the power to withstand hardship or stresssubtypes: capacity - tolerance for alcohol
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A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior (synset 104645280)
tells us about:
- permissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
- unpermissive - not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline
is a type of: disposition, temperament - your usual moodsubtypes:- acceptance, sufferance, toleration - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- indulgence, lenience, leniency - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- overtolerance - too much permissiveness
same as: permissiveness -
The act of tolerating something (synset 101073014)
is a type of: allowance - the act of allowing
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Willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others (synset 106214141)
is a type of: attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain wayssubtypes:
- broad-mindedness - an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior
- liberality, liberalness - an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
- disinterest, neutrality - tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
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A permissible difference;
Allowing some freedom to move within limits (synset 104757264)is a type of: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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