n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: PATIENCE , longanimity, long-suffering, patientness, resignation, uncomplainingness
Related Words: restraint, temperance; endurance
2 the quality of being forbearing FF1C; she is known for her forbearance with children FF1E;
Synonyms: clemency, indulgence, lenience, leniency, mercifulness, tolerance, toleration; compare MERCY
Related Words: longanimity, long-suffering, patience; charity, grace, lenity, mercy
Contrasted Words: firmness, inflexibility, rigidity, sternness, strictness; austerity, harshness, inexorability
Antonyms: vindictiveness