uncomplaining

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English complaining

English uncomplaining

From un- + complaining.

Adjective

uncomplaining (comparative more uncomplaining, superlative most uncomplaining)

1. Without complaint; patient and tolerant.
   • 1929, Sir William Marshall, Memories of Four Fronts, page 133:

     One can hardly write of Suvla without a word of admiration for that patient and uncomplaining hero the Indian drabi, not forgetting his mules.

Derived terms

• uncomplainingly
• uncomplainingness

Translations

without complaint

• Azerbaijani: müti
• Bulgarian: безропотен (bg) (bezropoten)
• German: klaglos (de)
• Greek: αβόγκητος (avógkitos)