Analysis Complete

forbearance

/ forbearance /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

"his forbearance to reply was alarming"

Type of:

delay holdup

Derived:

refrain forbear

noun Sense 2

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

Opposites:

impatience

Type of:

good nature

Semantic Complexity

48%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

6

Times Searched

1

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Related Words

delay holdup good nature impatience