sufferance

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

uithoudingsvermogen

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

tolérance

tolerância

ανεκτικότητα

sofrimento

endurance

sufrimiento

Duldung

acceptation

force

misère

souffrance

sofferenza

sopportazione

tolleranza

patientia

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sufferaunce

In summary

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