intolerance
(noun) impatience with annoyances; “his intolerance of interruptions”
intolerance
(noun) unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intolerance (countable and uncountable, plural intolerances)
(uncountable) The state of being intolerant.
(countable) An intolerant word or action.
(countable, medicine) Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; allergy.
• tolerance
• (medicine): food intolerance
• crenelation
Source: Wiktionary
In*tol"er*ance, n. Etym: [L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F. intolérance.]
1. Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.
2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect. These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
