tolerowane

Tolerowane is a Polish term used as a participial adjective derived from the verb tolerować (to tolerate). It describes something that is accepted, allowed, or endured within a given system of rules, norms, or social attitudes. The form is typically used to modify nouns and can appear in formal, administrative, legal, or technical language as well as in everyday speech.

Etymology and usage context. The word comes from Latin tolerare and entered Polish through historical borrowing pathways. In practice, tolerowane conveys a sense of permissibility rather than encouragement; it emphasizes forbearance or acceptance within boundaries rather than active approval. It is common in phrases such as tolerowane odchylenie (tolerated deviation) in engineering and metrology, or tolerowane zachowanie (tolerated behavior) in policy discussions.

Nuance and relation to similar terms. Tolerowane differs from dozwolone (permitted) by highlighting social or practical tolerance rather than formal authorization. It also contrasts with akceptowalne (acceptable) in nuance: acceptable implies a positive appraisal, whereas tolerated can carry a sense of mere allowance without endorsement. The related noun tolerancja denotes tolerance as a concept, while tolerować and tolerowanie refer to the action or process of tolerating.

Example usage. “W systemie jakości dopuszcza się tolerowane odchylenie od wartości nominalnej.” “Niektóre zachowania społeczeństwo uważa za tolerowane, choć nie są one promowane.”

See also. tolerancja, tolerować, tolerowanie.