'Forbearance' definitions:

Definition of 'forbearance'

From: WordNet
noun
Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: patience, forbearance, longanimity] [ant: impatience]
noun
A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

Definition of 'Forbearance'

From: GCIDE
  • Forbearance \For*bear"ance\, n. The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. [1913 Webster]
  • He soon shall find Forbearance no acquittance ere day end. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering. [1913 Webster]
  • Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his rage goes slower. --Shak.
  • Syn: Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'forbearance'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Forbearance'