forbearing
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
- Synonyms: longanimous, longminded; indulgent, liberal, tolerant; see also Thesaurus:lenient, Thesaurus:permissive
- a forbearing temper
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[edit]Verb
[edit]forbearing
- present participle and gerund of forbear
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