Tolerence vs. Tolerance — What's the Difference?

Tolerence is an incorrect spelling of tolerance.

It's the ability to withstand something, especially adverse conditions.

It can refer to the decreased effect of a drug after continued use.

The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

Leeway for variation from a standard.

The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.

The capacity to endure hardship or pain.

Physiological resistance to a toxin.

Diminution in the physiological response to a drug that occurs after continued use, necessitating larger doses to produce a given response.

The ability to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound

Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection.

Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunologic reaction.

The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.

The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.

(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.

(uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.

(countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.

(uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

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

The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration.

The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal.

Capability of growth in more or less shade.

The allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, hardness, voltage etc., in various mechanical or electrical devices or operations; - caklled also allowance

The capacity to resist the deleterious action of a chemical agent normally harmful to the organism; as, the acquired tolerance of bacteria to anitbiotics.

The acquired inability to respond with an immune reaction to an antigen to which the organism normally responds; - called also immunotolerance, immunological tolerance, or immune tolerance. Such tolerance may be induced by exposing an animal to the antigen at a very early stage of life, prior to maturation of the immune system, or, in adults, by exposing the animal to repeated low doses of a weak protein antigen (low-zone tolerance), or to a large amount of an antigen (high-zone tolerance).

The power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

The act of tolerating something

Willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Tolerance is the acceptance of differences in opinions, practices, or characteristics.

Tolerance means showing patience toward something or someone.

Tolerance is the permissible range for variation in a specific measurement.