Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORBEARING

ppr. 1. Ceasing; pausing; withholding from action; exercising patience and indulgence.
2. a. Patient; long suffering.

 

FORBEARING

n.A ceasing or restraining from action; patience; long suffering.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORBEARING

FORBEARING For *bear "ing, a.

 

Defn: Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- For *bear "ing *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

forbearing

for bear ing |fôrˈberiNG, fər -fɔrˈbɛrɪŋ | ▶adjective (of a person ) patient and restrained.

 

Oxford Dictionary

forbearing

for |bear |ing |fɔːˈbɛərɪŋ | ▶adjective patient and restrained: he proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

forbearing

forbearing adjective she taught me to be forbearing at the moments when I least wanted to be: patient, tolerant, easygoing, lenient, clement, forgiving, understanding, accommodating, indulgent; long-suffering, resigned, stoic; restrained, self-controlled. ANTONYMS impatient, intolerant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

forbearing

forbearing adjective he was tactful and forbearing when I got angry: patient, tolerant, easy-going, forgiving, merciful, understanding, accommodating, indulgent, kind; uncomplaining, long-suffering, resigned, stoical, stoic; restrained, self-restrained, self-controlled, moderate, mild, easy, calm; informal unflappable, cool; rare longanimous. ANTONYMS impatient, intolerant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

forbearing

for b é ar ing 形容詞 ｟かたく ｠我慢 [辛抱 ]強い ; 寛大な .