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noun
The predisposition or state of being hypertolerant.
The abnormally high tolerance of environmental trace elements by a plant, fungus, or microbe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: intolerance
Broader terms: tolerance
noun
The predisposition or state of being hypertolerant.
Excessive tolerance (by a person) of others' misbehavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: lenience, permissiveness, laxness
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English tolerance English hypertolerance From hyper- + tolerance.
