tole | (noun) enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century | - |
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tolerable | (adjective) capable of being borne or endured | - |
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(adjective) about average; acceptable | Synonyms: adequate, fair to middling, passable |
tolerably | (adverb) in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner | Synonyms: acceptably, so-so |
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tolerance | (noun) the act of tolerating something | - |
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(noun) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | Synonyms: allowance, leeway, margin |
(noun) the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions | - |
(noun) a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | Synonyms: permissiveness |
(noun) willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others | - |
tolerant | (adjective) showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others | - |
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(adjective) showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | Synonyms: broad, large-minded, liberal |
(adjective) tolerant and forgiving under provocation | Synonyms: kind |
(adjective) showing the capacity for endurance | Synonyms: patient of |
(adjective) able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress | Synonyms: resistant |
tolerantly | (adverb) in a tolerant manner | - |
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tolerate | (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support |
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(verb) allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | Synonyms: allow, permit |
(verb) have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition | - |
(verb) recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) | - |
toleration | (noun) official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion) | - |
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(noun) a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations | Synonyms: acceptance, sufferance |