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Forbearing

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering

    "a forbearing temper"

Adjective
  1. 1
    showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    forbearance; restraint countable, uncountable

    ""As God's forbearing to create more worlds than he has, is no impeachment of his omnipotence: so his forbearing to save as many as he might, is no impeachment of his infinite mercy.""

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forbear form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English forbering, forberyng, vorberinge, equivalent to forbear + -ing.

Etymology 2

From forbear + -ing.

Etymology 3

From forbear + -ing.

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