The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - tolerance n.

1) open-mindedness, toleration, forbearance, broad-mindedness, permissiveness, magnanimity, indulgence, sufferance, patience, freedom from bigotry or prejudice: You must exercise more tolerance in dealing with people who are poorer than you. 2) play, clearance, allowance, variation: The tolerance between these parts is less than a ten-thousandth of a millimetre. 3) toleration, resistance, endurance, imperviousness; immunity, insensitivity: His tolerance of the outrages of stupidity seems limitless. She has a low tolerance for sugar.