Do not mistake patience for forbearance.
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Forbearance
//fɔːˈbɛː.ɹən(t)s//
Synonyms for "forbearance" (146 found)
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leniencylenientnesslenitylong sufferinglong-sufferancelong-sufferinglonganimitymagnanimitymercifulnessmercymildnessmitigationmoderatenessmoderationneutralitynonexercisenoninterventionnoninvolvementnothing in excessoverlooking
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41 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀνοχή noun (restraint under provocation)
Arabic
1 entries- حِلْم noun (restraint under provocation)
Bulgarian
3 entries- въздържаност noun (restraint under provocation)
- отсрочка noun (not enforcing something due)
- търпеливост noun (restraint under provocation)
Czech
2 entries- shovívavost noun (not enforcing something due)
- zdrženlivost noun (restraint under provocation)
Dutch
2 entries- geduld noun (restraint under provocation)
- lankmoedigheid noun (restraint under provocation)
Finnish
2 entries- anteeksianto noun (not enforcing something due)
- kärsivällisyys noun (restraint under provocation)
French
1 entries- longanimité noun (restraint under provocation)
German
4 entries- Beherrschung noun (restraint under provocation)
- Duldsamkeit noun (restraint under provocation)
- Geduld noun (restraint under provocation)
- Langmut noun (restraint under provocation)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 noun (restraint under provocation)
Hungarian
1 entries- béketűrés noun (restraint under provocation)
Irish
1 entries- fulaingt noun (restraint under provocation)
Italian
3 entries- pazienza noun (restraint under provocation)
- sopportazione noun (restraint under provocation)
- tolleranza noun (restraint under provocation)
Portuguese
1 entries- paciência noun (restraint under provocation)
Romanian
3 entries- a se reține noun (not enforcing something due)
- reținere noun (not enforcing something due)
- răbdare noun (restraint under provocation)
Russian
4 entries- возде́ржанность noun (restraint under provocation)
- отсро́чка noun (not enforcing something due)
- терпе́ние noun (restraint under provocation)
- терпи́мость noun (restraint under provocation)
Spanish
1 entries- templanza noun (restraint under provocation)
Thai
3 entries- ขันติ noun (restraint under provocation)
- ความยับยั้งชั่งใจ noun (restraint under provocation)
- ความอดทน noun (restraint under provocation)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Islam is a religion of forbearance.
Source: tatoeba (8411708)
Children should always show great forbearance toward grown-up people.
Source: tatoeba (9095313)
Though I would give no information, he discovered, through some of the other servants, both her place of residence, and the existence of the child. Still he didn’t molest her; for which forbearance she might thank his aversion, I suppose.
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