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Tolerance

The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

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Acceptance 76% connected

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

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Capacity 76% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

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Disinterest 76% connected

Disinterested.

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Indulgence 76% connected

The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.

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Lenience 76% connected

Alt. of Leniency

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Leniency 76% connected

The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.

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Liberality 76% connected

The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.

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Neutrality 76% connected

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indiffere…

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Sufferance 76% connected

The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.

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Toleration 76% connected

The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.

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Allowance 76% connected

Approval; approbation.

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Attitude 76% connected

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

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Disagreement 76% connected

The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Discrepancy 76% connected

The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety.

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Divergence 76% connected

Alt. of Divergency

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Endurance 76% connected

A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance.

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Temperament 76% connected

Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or constituent parts.

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Variance 76% connected

The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

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Tolerant 74% connected

Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.

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Tolerant 74% connected

Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.

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Permissive 66% connected

Permitting; granting leave or liberty.

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Permissive 66% connected

Permitting; granting leave or liberty.

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Synonym 3

Allowance 92% connected

Approval; approbation.

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Leeway 92% connected

The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.

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Margin 92% connected

A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.

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Antonym 2

Intolerance 94% connected

Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.

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Intolerance 94% connected

Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.

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