forbearance

Meaning of forbearance

noun
  1. patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.
    his unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation

Information about forbearance

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of forbearance is: forbearances.
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Hyphenation of forbearance

for-bear-ance

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • forbearance is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

forbearance synonyms

Meaning patience:

patience, longanimity

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

tolerance

Meaning the practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behaviour:

toleration

Meaning the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable:

resignation

Meaning the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way:

endurance

Meaning courage in pain or adversity:

fortitude

Meaning the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint:

stoicism

Meaning the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency:

leniency

Meaning the quality of being kind or gentle:

lenity

Meaning mercy; lenience:

clemency

Meaning the state or attitude of being indulgent or tolerant:

indulgence

Meaning a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control:

restraint

Meaning the avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one's behaviour or political opinions:

moderation

Meaning abstinence from alcoholic drink:

temperance

Meaning lack of intensity:

mildness

Words that rhyme with forbearance

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