{
    "term": "tolerance",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the quality of being willing to accept or tolerate somebody/something, especially opinions or behaviour that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you",
            "sensetop": "tolerance (of/for somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "religious tolerance"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a reputation for tolerance of alternative lifestyles"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He watched the kids throw water around with amused tolerance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was showing greater tolerance towards her younger sister than before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The policy required greater tolerance of foreigners."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your lack of tolerance is disappointing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a plea for greater tolerance of religious diversity"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have shown remarkable tolerance of the delays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must fight prejudice and encourage an attitude of tolerance to others."
                }
            ],
            "topics": [
                "Discussion and agreement",
                "Personal qualities",
                "Social issues"
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "political", "racial"],
                "… of tolerance": ["degree", "level"],
                "verb + tolerance": ["have", "show", "learn"],
                "preposition": [
                    "tolerance for",
                    "tolerance of",
                    "tolerance towards/​toward"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a lack of tolerance"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the ability to suffer something, especially pain, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed",
            "sensetop": "tolerance (to something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "tolerance to cold"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tolerance to alcohol decreases with age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He proved his high tolerance for pain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We group plants according to their light and heat tolerances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some children have a low tolerance for boredom."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "low", "decreased"],
                "… of tolerance": ["level"],
                "verb + tolerance": ["have", "develop", "improve"],
                "tolerance + noun": ["level"],
                "preposition": ["tolerance for", "tolerance to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the amount by which the measurement of a value can vary without causing problems",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were working to a tolerance of 0.0001 of a centimetre."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtɒlərəns/",
                "audio": "to/tolerance/tolerance__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtɑːlərəns/",
                "audio": "to/tolerance/tolerance__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting the action of bearing hardship, or the ability to bear pain and hardship): via Old French from Latin tolerantia, from tolerare."
}