forbearance, n.
(forbearances)
(forbearances)
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
<noun.act>
forbearance
sample sentences
"his forbearance to reply was alarming"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
forbearance longanimity patience
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym