for·bear·ance
Dictionary result for forbearance
/
fôrˈberəns
,
fərˈberəns
/
noun
noun:
forbearance
patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.
synonyms:
tolerance
,
toleration
,
patience
,
resignation
,
endurance
,
fortitude
,
stoicism
,
long-sufferingness,
leniency
,
lenity
,
clemency
,
indulgence
;
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restraint
,
self-restraint
,
self-control
,
moderation
,
temperance
,
mildness
"her unfailing courtesy and forbearance under provocation"