acceptance vs tolerance

tolerance vs acceptance

acceptance and tolerance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acceptance	Yes	No	No	No
tolerance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tolerance is a hypernym of acceptance; that is, tolerance is a word with a broader meaning than acceptance:

acceptance: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
tolerance: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

Other hypernyms of acceptance include permissiveness.

acceptance (noun)	tolerance (noun)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception	the act of tolerating something
the act of taking something that is offered	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations	the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true	a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)	willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
the state of being acceptable and accepted

Difference between acceptance and tolerance

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