Empathy vs. Tolerance — What's the Difference?

The capacity to understand and feel another's emotions.

The endurance to withstand something challenging.

A deep emotional connection with someone else's experience.

Resistance to the effects of a substance or condition.

Sensing another's feelings without explicit communication.

The capacity to accept differences without adverse judgment.

The act of vicariously experiencing emotions.

The acceptance of varying behaviors, cultures, or beliefs.

An innate or developed ability to sense emotions.

The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with

Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. Definitions of empathy encompass a broad range of emotional states.

The capacity to endure continued subjection to something such as a drug or environmental conditions without adverse reaction

The ability to identify with or understand the perspective, experiences, or motivations of another individual and to comprehend and share another individual's emotional state.

An allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity, especially in the dimensions of a machine or part

The projection of one's own feelings or thoughts onto something else, such as an object in a work of art or a character in a novel or film.

The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.

Leeway for variation from a standard.

Capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.

A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.

The capacity to endure hardship or pain.

MDMA.

Physiological resistance to a toxin.

Understanding and entering into another's feelings

Diminution in the physiological response to a drug that occurs after continued use, necessitating larger doses to produce a given response.

The ability to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound

Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection.

Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunologic reaction.

The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.

The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.

(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.

(uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.

(countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.

(uncountable) The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration.

The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal.

Capability of growth in more or less shade.

The allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, hardness, voltage etc., in various mechanical or electrical devices or operations; - caklled also allowance

The capacity to resist the deleterious action of a chemical agent normally harmful to the organism; as, the acquired tolerance of bacteria to anitbiotics.

The acquired inability to respond with an immune reaction to an antigen to which the organism normally responds; - called also immunotolerance, immunological tolerance, or immune tolerance. Such tolerance may be induced by exposing an animal to the antigen at a very early stage of life, prior to maturation of the immune system, or, in adults, by exposing the animal to repeated low doses of a weak protein antigen (low-zone tolerance), or to a large amount of an antigen (high-zone tolerance).

The power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

The act of tolerating something

Willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

A policy of allowing something to exist or occur.

Not necessarily. One can be tolerant without deep emotional understanding.

Yes, understanding others' feelings can promote acceptance.

Personal limits vary, but some boundaries are universally accepted.

No, one can understand feelings without agreeing with the reasons behind them.

Primarily, but cognitive empathy involves understanding without deep feeling.

Generally yes, but excessive tolerance might ignore harmful behaviors.

Sympathy is feeling for someone, empathy is feeling with someone.

While some have a natural inclination, empathy can be nurtured and developed.

Not always. Active tolerance promotes understanding and harmony.

Yes, deeply feeling others' emotions can sometimes be taxing.

Yes, tolerance can be mere endurance without genuine acceptance.

No, tolerance is about acceptance, not indifference.

Some animals display behaviors suggesting empathy.

Excessive empathy can lead to burnout or neglecting one's own feelings.

Yes, through exposure and education, tolerance can be cultivated.