This is Mary, my long-suffering wife.
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Long-suffering
Synonyms for "long-suffering" (49 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (24)
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Translations
21 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- μακρόθυμος adj (having endured discomfort)
- μακροθυμία noun (long endurance or patience)
- ἀνοχή noun (long endurance or patience)
Bulgarian
1 entries- многострадален adj (having endured discomfort)
Danish
1 entries- langmodig adj (having endured discomfort)
Dutch
1 entries- lankmoedig adj (having endured discomfort)
Finnish
1 entries- pitkämielinen adj (having endured discomfort)
French
1 entries- longanime adj (having endured discomfort)
German
1 entries- langmütig adj (having endured discomfort)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 adj (having endured discomfort)
- 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹 noun (long endurance or patience)
Greek
1 entries- μακρόθυμος adj (having endured discomfort)
Irish
1 entries- fulangach adj (having endured discomfort)
Italian
1 entries- longanime adj (having endured discomfort)
Korean
2 entries- 끈기 있다 adj (having endured discomfort)
- 인내심(忍耐心) 있다 adj (having endured discomfort)
Latin
1 entries- longanimis adj (having endured discomfort)
Middle English
1 entries- dregh adj (having endured discomfort)
Persian
1 entries- صبور adj (having endured discomfort)
Russian
1 entries- многострада́льный adj (having endured discomfort)
Ukrainian
1 entries- багатостражда́льний adj (having endured discomfort)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
Source: wiktionary
The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
Source: wiktionary
For long-suffering suburban passengers, 1970 represented a milestone as the beginning of the demise of the slam-door multiple unit.
Source: wiktionary
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