forbearance

for·bear·ance  (fôr-bârns)

n.

1. The act of forbearing.

2. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience. See Synonyms at patience.

3. The quality of being forbearing.

4. Law The act of a creditor who refrains from enforcing a debt when it falls due.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forbearance - good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence longanimity, patience good nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition
	2.	forbearance - a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming" delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

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forbearance

noun 1. patience, resignation, restraint, tolerance, indulgence, long-suffering, moderation, self-control, leniency, temperance, mildness, lenity, longanimity (rare) << OPPOSITE impatience

noun 2. abstinence, refraining, avoidance

Translations

forˈbearance

n forˈbearance [fəˈbeərəns]

patience; control of temper She showed great forbearance. verdraagsaamheid صَبْر، طول أناة، إحْتِمال търпение trpělivost tålmodighed; langmodighed die Nachsicht υπομονή, αυτοσυγκράτηση paciencia kannatlikkus بردباری pitkämielisyys patience סַבלָנוּת धैर्य strpljivost, obzirnost türelem kesabaran umburðarlyndi pazienza, tolleranza 忍耐 인내, 자제 susivaldymas, pakantumas atturība; iecietība kesabaran verdraagzaamheid tålmodighet, selvbeherskelse wyrozumiałość tolerância stăpânire de sine терпение; терпимость trpezlivosť potrpljenje strpljenje fördragsamhet, tålamod ความอดกลั้น sabır 忍耐 стриманість; терплячість ضبط tự chủ; kiên trì 忍耐

adj forˈbearing

patient a patient and forbearing friend. verdraagsaam; verdraagsame صَبور، مُتَسامِح търпелив shovívavý tålmodig; overbærende nachsichtig υπομονετικός paciente kannatlik با گذشت pitkämielinen patient סַבלָנִי धैर्य रखने वाला strpljiv, obziran türelmes sabar umburðarlyndur paziente, tollerante 忍耐強い 인내심이 있는 pakantus atturīgs; iecietīgs sabar verdraagzaam tålmodig, overbærende wyrozumiały tolerante răbdător терпимый zhovievavý potrpežljiv uzdržan överseende, tålmodig อดทน sabırlı 寬容的 терплячий برداشت کرنے والا kiên nhẫn; nhẫn nại 宽容的