FORBEARANCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
   • refraining from acting
   Usage Example(s)
   • his forbearance to reply was alarming
   Hypernyms(s) forbearance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • refrain (what does refrain mean?)
   • forbear (what does forbear mean?)
2. Meaning
   • good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
   Synonym(s)
   • longanimity (what does longanimity mean?)
   • patience (what does patience mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) forbearance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • good nature (what does good nature mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • impatience (what does impatience mean?)