Forbearant
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 forbearing; long-suffering
"Gay, gentle, frolicsome as a lamb, yet strong, forbearant and royally courageous as a lion, he worked along, amid the scouring of kettles, the hissing of frying-pans, the hum of his mother's wheel[.]"
Example
More examples"Gay, gentle, frolicsome as a lamb, yet strong, forbearant and royally courageous as a lion, he worked along, amid the scouring of kettles, the hissing of frying-pans, the hum of his mother's wheel[.]"
Etymology
From forbear + -ant.
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