'Forbearing' definitions:
Definition of 'forbearing'
From: WordNet
adjective
Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering" [syn: forbearing, longanimous]
Definition of 'Forbearing'
From: GCIDE
- Forbearing \For*bear"ing\, a. Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- {For*bear"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Forbearing'
From: GCIDE
- Forbear \For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), v. i. [imp. Forbore(Forbare, [Obs.]); p. p. Forborne; p. pr. & vb. n. Forbearing.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See Bear to support.]
- 1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. [1913 Webster]
- Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? --1 Kings xxii. 6. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii. 7. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To control one's self when provoked. [1913 Webster]
- The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- Both bear and forbear. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forbearing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepting,
- armed with patience,
- benevolent,
- charitable,
- clement,
- compassionate,
- conciliatory,
- disciplined,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- endurant,
- enduring,
- forbearant,
- forgiving,
- generous,
- gentle,
- humane,
- indulgent,
- kind,
- lax,
- lenient,
- long-suffering,
- longanimous,
- magnanimous,
- merciful,
- mild,
- moderate,
- patient,
- patient as Job,
- persevering,
- philosophical,
- placable,
- self-controlled,
- soft,
- sparing,
- Spartan,
- stoic,
- tender,
- tolerant,
- tolerating,
- tolerative,
- understanding,
- unresentful,
- unrevengeful