tolerance vs capacity

capacity vs tolerance

tolerance and capacity both are nouns.

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

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

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

tolerance (noun)	capacity (noun)
the act of tolerating something	the maximum production possible
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits	a specified function
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions	capability to perform or produce
a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior	tolerance for alcohol
willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others	the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
	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 tolerance and capacity

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