capacity vs tolerance

tolerance vs capacity

capacity and tolerance both are nouns.

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

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

capacity: tolerance for alcohol
tolerance: the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

capacity (noun)	tolerance (noun)
the maximum production possible	the act of tolerating something
a specified function	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
capability to perform or produce	the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
tolerance for alcohol	a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior	willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
the amount that can be contained
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

Difference between capacity and tolerance

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