Dictionary 1. (n.) Tolerance; the bearing of pain; endurance\.2. (n.) Pain endured; misery; suffering; distress. 3. (n.) Loss; damage; injury. 4. (n.) Submission under difficult or oppressive circumstances; patience; moderation. 5. (n.) Negative consent by not forbidding or hindering; toleration; permission; allowance; leave. 6. (n.) A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods. Thesaurus acceptance allowance authorization connivance consent endurance forbearance forbearing forbearingness fortitude indulgence leave lenience leniency long-sufferance long-suffering longanimity overlooking patience patience of Job patientness permissiveness permit perseverance sanction self-control stoicism sweet reasonableness tolerance toleration waiting game waiting it out winking |