disposition vs tolerance

tolerance vs disposition

disposition and tolerance both are nouns.

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

As nouns, tolerance is a hyponym of disposition; that is, tolerance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disposition:

disposition: your usual mood
tolerance: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

Other hyponyms of disposition include aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, animalism, physicality, bloodiness, bloodthirstiness, heart, spirit, nervousness, esprit de corps, morale, team spirit, moodiness, blood, perfectionism, permissiveness, restrictiveness, unpermissiveness, good nature, agreeability, agreeableness, ill nature, disagreeableness, willingness, involuntariness, unwillingness, friendliness, unsociability, unsociableness, unfriendliness, calm, calmness, composure, equanimity, discomposure, optimism, pessimism, epicurism, gourmandism.

disposition (noun)	tolerance (noun)
the act or means of getting rid of something	the act of tolerating something
your usual mood	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing	the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
	willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

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