forbearing
Meaning of forbearing
adjective
- patient and restrained.
he proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry
- politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
he modestly forbears to include his own work
Old English forberan (see for-, bear1). The original senses were ‘endure, bear with’, hence ‘endure the absence of, do without’, also ‘control oneself’, hence ‘refrain from’ (Middle English).
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Hyphenation of forbearing
for-bear-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- forbearing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
forbearing synonyms
Meaning longanimous:
Meaning able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious:
Meaning showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with:
Meaning ready and willing to forgive:
Meaning showing or exercising mercy:
Meaning sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving:
Meaning willing to fit in with someone's wishes or needs:
Meaning having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone:
Meaning a group of people or things having similar characteristics:
Meaning not complaining; resigned:
Meaning having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about:
Meaning enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining:
Meaning another term for stoical:
Meaning characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate:
Meaning average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree:
Meaning not severe, serious, or harsh:
Meaning achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties:
Meaning not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions:
Meaning having or showing calmness in a crisis:
Meaning of or at a fairly low temperature:
Meaning stop oneself from doing something:
Meaning refrain from drinking alcohol:
Meaning stop doing something; cease or abstain:
Meaning have or retain possession of:
Meaning refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another):
Meaning deliberately avoid using; abstain from:
Meaning keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something):
Meaning persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution:
Meaning come or bring to an end:
Meaning fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it:
forbearing antonyms
Meaning having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked:
Meaning not tolerant of views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own:
Words that rhyme with forbearing
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