forbearance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this.
The action of refraining from enforcing something which is due (such as a debt or obligation) or a right which one has; (countable) an instance of this.
Restraint and tolerance under provocation; patient self-control; indulgence, lenity.

Pronunciation

/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/ /fɔː-/ /fəɹˈbɛɹən(t)s/ /fɔɹ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-forbearance.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-forbearance.wav /foːˈbeəɹən(t)s/ /foːˈbiəɹɘn(t)s/

Word forms

forbearance forbearances

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Germanic *fra- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-Germanic *fraberaną Old English forberan Middle English forberen English forbear Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English forbearance From forbear (“to keep away from, avoid”) + -ance (suffix forming nouns indicating conditions or states).

Synonyms

patience

Antonyms

unforbearance

Related words

forbear forbearant forgiveness

Derived words

forbearance money unforbearance

Translations

Finnish: pidättyminen Ottoman Turkish: پرهیز

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