long-sufferance

  • 1Long-sufferance — Long suf fer*ance, n. 1. Forbearance to punish or resent. [1913 Webster] 2. patient endurance of pain or unhappiness. Syn: long suffering. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2long-sufferance — noun patient endurance of pain or unhappiness • Syn: ↑long suffering • Hypernyms: ↑endurance * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun archaic : long suffering Synonyms …

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  • 3long-sufferance — /lawng suf euhr euhns, suf reuhns, long /, n. Archaic. long suffering. [1520 30] * * * …

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  • 5Long-suffering — Long suf fer*ing, n. Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient endurance of pain or unhappiness; patient; not easily provoked. Syn: long sufferance. [1913 Webster] The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant… …

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  • 6long-suffering — [lôŋ′suf′ər iŋ] adj. bearing injuries, insults, trouble, etc. patiently for a long time n. long and patient endurance of injuries, insults, trouble, etc.: also Archaic long sufferance long sufferingly adv …

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  • 7long suffering — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, acceptance, accepting, armed with patience, benevolence, benevolent, charitable, charitableness, charity, conciliatory, condonation, disciplined, disregard, easiness, endurance, endurant, enduring, forbearance …

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  • 8sufferance — Synonyms and related words: acceptance, allowance, authorization, connivance, consent, endurance, forbearance, forbearing, forbearingness, fortitude, indulgence, leave, lenience, leniency, long sufferance, long suffering, longanimity, overlooking …

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  • 9long-suffering — I noun patient endurance of pain or unhappiness • Syn: ↑long sufferance • Hypernyms: ↑endurance II adjective patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble an enduring disposition …

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  • 10sufferance — n. 1. Suffering, endurance, pain, misery, inconvenience. 2. Patience, moderation, long suffering, submission. 3. Permission, allowance, toleration …

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