long-suffering

See also: longsuffering

English

Adjective

long-suffering (comparative more long-suffering, superlative most long-suffering)

1. Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.

   His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.

   • 1917, Bible (Jewish Publication Society), Exodus xxxiv. 6

     The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.

   • 2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in RAIL, page 68:

     For long-suffering suburban passengers, 1970 represented a milestone as the beginning of the demise of the slam-door multiple unit.

   • 2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 47:

     Kramatorsk is a smoky industrial city in Donbass, and a major railway junction. According to Google Travel, I can now reach Kramatorsk by rail from Hertfordshire (where I live) in just... 56 hours and 35 minutes. That highly hypothetical trip would entail 11 train changes. The important thing, however, is that the long-suffering city is again reachable by rail.

Synonyms

• longanimous

Translations

having endured discomfort

• Bulgarian: многострадален (bg) (mnogostradalen)
• Danish: langmodig
• Dutch: lankmoedig (nl)
• Finnish: pitkämielinen (fi)
• French: longanime (fr)
• German: langmütig
• Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (usbeisneigs)
• Greek: μακρόθυμος (el) (makróthymos)

  Ancient: μακρόθυμος (makróthumos)

• Irish: fulangach
• Italian: longanime (it)
• Korean: 끈기 있다 (kkeun'gi itda), 인내심(忍耐心) 있다 (innaesim itda)
• Latin: longanimis
• Middle English: dregh
• Persian: صبور (fa) (sabur)
• Ukrainian: багатостражда́льний (uk) (bahatostraždálʹnyj)

Noun

long-suffering (uncountable)

1. Long endurance or patience.

Translations

long endurance or patience

• Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹 f (usbeisnei)
• Greek:

  Ancient: μακροθυμία f (makrothumía), ἀνοχή f (anokhḗ)