forbearance

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
2. (countable, uncountable) A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

Synonyms

patience

tolerance

endurance

sufferance

forgiveness

restraint

fortitude

indulgence

abstinence

abstention

long-suffering

compassion

energy

perseverance

toleration

longanimity

lenity

bearing

pardon

generosity

abstemiousness

self-restraint

sobriety

sparsely

suppress

tolerate

patient endurance

acceptance of the situation

keeping away from

stop

🛑

pa-tience

allowance

bear

🐻

coercion

control

forbearing

inadequately

leniency

liberality

meekness

mercy

moderation

niggardly

overcome

poorly

refrain

repression

resignation

scantily

scantiness

Translations

paciencia

patience

pazienza

sopportazione

tolleranza

longanimité

tolérance

geduld

Duldsamkeit

clementia

onthouding

pardon

Stundung

patientia

indulgenza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔːˈbɛː.ɹən(t)s/

Etymology

From forbear + -ance.