(uncountable, obsolete) The
ability to endure
pain or hardship; endurance.
[15th-19th c. –
(uncountable) The
ability or
practice of tolerating; an
acceptance or
patience with the beliefs,
opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
[from 18th c. –
(uncountable) The
ability of the
body to resist the
action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
[from 19th c. –
(countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an
engineering measurement.
[from 20th c. –
(uncountable) The
ability of the
body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
[from 20th c. –