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forbearance

English

Etymology

From forbear +? -ance.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /f???be??n(t)s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f???b????n(t)s/
  • (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /fo??bi???n(t)s/

Noun

forbearance (countable and uncountable, plural forbearances)

  1. Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
  2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

Synonyms

  • patience
  • restraint
  • thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)
  • forgiveness

Related terms

  • forbear

Translations

Further reading

  • forbearance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • forbearance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • forbearance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • forbearance at OneLook Dictionary Search

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forbearing

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English forbering, forberyng, vorberinge, equivalent to forbear +? -ing.

Noun

forbearing (countable and uncountable, plural forbearings)

  1. forbearance; restraint

Etymology 2

From forbear +? -ing.

Adjective

forbearing (comparative more forbearing, superlative most forbearing)

  1. Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
    a forbearing temper
Related terms
  • forbear
  • forbearance
  • forbearant
  • forbearantly
  • forbearingly

Verb

forbearing

  1. present participle of forbear

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