Tolerabilities

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The capacity to endure or accept differing conditions or behaviors without significant discomfort or opposition
2. The degree to which one can tolerate another's actions or opinions without adverse reactions
3. The extent to which varying factors can be accommodated or endured in a given context

Etymology: "Tolerabilities" is the plural of "tolerability," a noun for the quality of being bearable. The root is Latin "tolerare," meaning "to bear" or "to endure," and the plural is used when comparing several distinct degrees of endurance. English borrowed "tolerable" from Latin "tolerabilis," meaning "bearable," in the late Middle English period. The suffix "-ity" came through Old French from Latin "-itas," which turns an adjective into a noun naming a quality. Tolerability therefore means the state of being capable of being borne.

Synonyms: endurances, bearabilities

Antonyms: intolerances