sufferance

Signification (Anglais)

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
2. (countable, uncountable) Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Suffering; pain, misery.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Loss; damage; injury.
5. (British, countable, historical, uncountable) A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.

Concepts

tolérance

endurance

acceptation

force

misère

souffrance

Synonymes

tolerance

forbearance

toleration

patience

endurance

indulgence

acceptance

long-suffering

bearing

compassion

liberality

permissiveness

liberalness

lenience

mercy

misery

leave

permission

long sufferance

sanction

stamina

suffering

broadmindedness

broad-mindedness

longanimity

lenity

allowance

Traductions

Duldung

ανεκτικότητα

sofrimento

sufrimiento

tolerância

καρτερία

υπομονή

sofferenza

sopportazione

tolleranza

patientia

firmitas

uithoudingsvermogen

dor

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: sufferaunce

In summary

From Middle English sufferaunce, from Anglo-Norman suffraunce, from Late Latin sufferentia. By surface analysis, suffer + -ance.