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tolerance vs toleration

toleration vs tolerance

tolerance and toleration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tolerance Yes No No No
toleration Yes No No No
As nouns, toleration is a hyponym of tolerance; that is, toleration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tolerance:
  • tolerance: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
  • toleration: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
Other hyponyms of tolerance include acceptance, sufferance, indulgence, lenience, leniency, overtolerance.
tolerance (noun) toleration (noun)
the act of tolerating something official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
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
a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
Difference between tolerance and toleration

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