a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
“his forbearance to reply was alarming”
Word Forms
patient
adjective
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
longanimous
adjective
showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
forbear
verb
resist doing something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nachsicht
gutmütige Duldung von Verzögerungen oder Inkompetenz
🇫🇷French
abstention
tolérance bon enfant envers les retards ou l'incompétence
🇪🇸Spanish
paciencia
tolerancia afable ante el retraso o la incompetencia
🇮🇹Italian
tolleranza
tolleranza bonaria del ritardo o dell’incompetenza
🇳🇱Dutch
verdraagzaamheid
goedaardige tolerantie voor vertraging of incompetentie
🇵🇹Portuguese
paciência
tolerância bem-humorada de atraso ou incompetência
🇷🇺Russian
терпимость
добродушная терпимость к задержкам или некомпетентности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सहनशीलता
देरी या अक्षमता के प्रति अच्छे स्वभाव वाली सहनशीलता
🇧🇩Bengali
সহনশীলতা
বিলম্ব বা অক্ষমতার ভাল-স্বভাব সহনশীলতা
🇮🇳Tamil
சகிப்புத்தன்மை
தாமதம் அல்லது இயலாமையின் நல்ல இயல்புடைய சகிப்புத்தன்மை
🇮🇳Telugu
సహనం
ఆలస్యం లేదా అసమర్థత యొక్క మంచి స్వభావం గల సహనం
🇮🇳Marathi
सहनशीलता
विलंब किंवा अक्षमता चांगल्या स्वभावाची सहनशीलता
🇮🇳Gujarati
સહનશીલતા
વિલંબ અથવા અસમર્થતાની સારી સ્વભાવની સહનશીલતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಹನೆ
ವಿಳಂಬ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯ ಉತ್ತಮ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സഹിഷ്ണുത
കാലതാമസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഴിവില്ലായ്മയുടെ നല്ല സ്വഭാവമുള്ള സഹിഷ്ണുത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧੀਰਜ
ਦੇਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੀ ਚੰਗੀ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
تحمل
تاخیر یا نااہلی کی اچھی فطرت کی رواداری
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
忍耐
对拖延或无能的善意容忍
🇯🇵Japanese
忍耐
遅延や無能に対する気の良い寛容さ
🇰🇷Korean
인내
지연이나 무능력에 대한 선량한 관용
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự nhẫn nại
sự khoan dung tốt bụng đối với sự chậm trễ hoặc thiếu năng lực
🇹🇭Thai
ความอดทน
มีอัธยาศัยดีอดทนต่อความล่าช้าหรือไร้ความสามารถ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kesabaran
toleransi yang baik terhadap keterlambatan atau ketidakmampuan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtitiis
mabait na pagpapaubaya sa pagkaantala o kawalan ng kakayahan
🇲🇾Malay
sabar
toleransi yang baik terhadap kelewatan atau ketidakcekapan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الصبر
حسن التسامح مع التأخير أو عدم الكفاءة
🇮🇷Persian
بردباری
تحمل خوش اخلاقی تاخیر یا بی کفایتی
🇹🇷Turkish
hoşgörü
Gecikmeye veya yetersizliğe karşı iyi huylu hoşgörü
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַבלָגָה
סובלנות טובה של עיכוב או חוסר יכולת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'forbearance'?
The primary meaning of 'forbearance' is 'good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'forbearance' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'forbearance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'forbearance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'forbearance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'forbearance' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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