different between forbearing vs clement
forbearing
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English forbering, forberyng, vorberinge, equivalent to forbear +? -ing.
Noun
forbearing (countable and uncountable, plural forbearings)
- forbearance; restraint
Etymology 2
From forbear +? -ing.
Adjective
forbearing (comparative more forbearing, superlative most forbearing)
- Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
- a forbearing temper
Related terms
- forbear
- forbearance
- forbearant
- forbearantly
- forbearingly
Verb
forbearing
- present participle of forbear
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clement
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin cl?m?ns.
Adjective
clement (comparative more clement, superlative most clement)
- Lenient or merciful; charitable.
- a 1891, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, published 1924, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18, [1]
- Your clement sentence they would account pusillanimous.
- a 1891, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, published 1924, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18, [1]
- Mild (said of weather and similar circumstances).
- 1984, Edna O'Brien, "The Bachelor" in A Fanatic Heart, New York: Plume, p. 66,
- The weather is clement, though there was a downpour yesterday and I was obliged to take precautions.
- 1992, A. B. Yehoshua, Mr. Mani, translated by Hillel Halkin, New York: Doubleday, pp. 314-5,
- The earth was still dry and the air was perfectly clement.
- 1984, Edna O'Brien, "The Bachelor" in A Fanatic Heart, New York: Plume, p. 66,
Antonyms
- inclement
Related terms
- clemency
Translations
References
Romanian
Etymology
From French clément, from Latin clemens.
Adjective
clement m or n (feminine singular clement?, masculine plural clemen?i, feminine and neuter plural clemente)
- clement
Declension
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