forbearing
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English forbering, forberyng, vorberinge, equivalent to forbear + -ing.
Noun
editforbearing (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
editAdjective
editforbearing (comparative more forbearing, superlative most forbearing)
- Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
- a forbearing temper
Related terms
editVerb
editforbearing
- present participle and gerund of forbear