forbearance C2+ Topic:Describing People US /fɔrˈbɛrəns/ UK /fɔːˈbeərəns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun patient self-control and restraint, especially under provocation She showed remarkable forbearance toward her difficult relatives. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · patient self-control and... patiencerestrainttoleranceleniencyself-controlclemencyindulgencemoderation ↔ Opposites impatienceintoleranceseverityharshness Word family Related forms forbearforbearingbear Etymology AI details From forbear (Old English forberan 'to endure, abstain') plus the noun-forming suffix -ance, on the model of French abstract nouns. It denotes patient self-restraint. forberan Old English -ance Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # forbearance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɔrˈbɛrəns/ **IPA (UK):** /fɔːˈbeərəns/ ## Meanings 1. patient self-control and restraint, especially under provocation ## Examples - She showed remarkable forbearance toward her difficult relatives. ## Synonyms - patience - restraint - tolerance - leniency - self-control - clemency - indulgence - moderation ## Antonyms - impatience - intolerance - severity - harshness ## Related Forms - forbear - forbearing - bear ## Roots and Affixes - Root: forberan - Root: -ance ## Etymology From forbear (Old English forberan 'to endure, abstain') plus the noun-forming suffix -ance, on the model of French abstract nouns. It denotes patient self-restraint. ## AI Etymology Forbearance comes from forbear (Old English forberan 'to endure, abstain') plus the noun-forming suffix -ance, on the model of French abstract nouns. It denotes patient self-restraint. The etymological trail includes Old English forberan and Old French -ance. As a noun, forbearance names patient self-control and restraint, especially under provocation. The same family is visible in related forms such as forbear, forbearing, and bear. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing People markdown