forbearingn.
/fəˈbɛːrɪŋ/ The action of forbear v.
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13.. K. Alis. 3826 There was yeve no forberyng; Bytweone favasour and kyng.
a1400 Minor Poems from Vernon MS xxxii. 780 Worschupe þou folly fflesch-fadur..And þat in two Maner of þinges: In boxumnesse and for-berynges.
c1440 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) i. lxxxi What is synne but a wanting or a forberyng of good.
1533 T. More Apologye xii. 91 b The leuyng out of felonye, sacrylege, & murder, is rather a token of wylynes then any forbering or fauour.
1544 R. Tracy Supplycacion to Kynge Henry VIII sig. C Forbearinge of bodely workes & kepinge ydle holy dayes.
1570 Act 13 Eliz. c. 8 §5 The Loan or forbearing of a hundred Pound for one Year.
a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) v. 16 The for~bearing of meats and drinks.
1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (x. 13 Paraphr.) 55 Thy longanimity in forbearing of wicked men.
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forbearingadj.
/fəˈbɛːrɪŋ/ That forbears; patient under provocation, long-suffering; †abstinent.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [adjective] > forbearing or tolerant
patientc1384
forbearable1465
forbearing1611
forbearant1642
tolerating1644
tolerantial1681
tolerant1784
tolerative1891
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adjective] > tolerant or forbearing
tholeburdea1050
forbearable1465
forbearing1611
forbearant1642
tolerating1644
tolerantial1681
tolerant1784
tolerative1891
c1425 Eng. Conquest Ireland xxxvi. (1896) 88 He was..[of] mete, & of drynke ful meen & for-berynge.
1611 Bible (King James) 2 Tim. ii. 24 The seruant of the Lord must not striue: but bee gentle vnto all men..patient [margin. Or, forbearing] . View more context for this quotation
1782 W. Cowper Table Talk in Poems 401 There is a time..For long-forbearing clemency to wait.
1853 C. Brontë Villette I. x. 177 Madame Beck was..forbearing with all the world.
Derivatives
forˈbearingly adv.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [adverb] > in forbearing or tolerant manner
away1477
tolerantly1822
forbearingly1831
toleratingly1893
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adverb] > tolerantly or forbearingly
tolerantly1822
forbearingly1831
toleratingly1893
permissively1956
1831 Examiner 660/2 The fitness of whipping Mr. Muir was..forbearingly negatived.
forˈbearingness n.
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1855 H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang. Forbearingness.
1874 A. Helps Social Pressure (1875) xxv. 406 Considerations of pity, tenderness, and forbearingness.
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