forbearing
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English forbering, forberyng, vorberinge, equivalent to forbear + -ing.
Noun[edit]
forbearing (countable and uncountable, plural forbearings)
- forbearance; restraint
- 1833, John Fletcher, The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher, volume 2, page 443:
- "As God's forbearing to create more worlds than he has, is no impeachment of his omnipotence: so his forbearing to save as many as he might, is no impeachment of his infinite mercy."
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
forbearing (comparative more forbearing, superlative most forbearing)
- Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
- a forbearing temper
Related terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
forbearing
- present participle and gerund of forbear