forbearing
41forbearance — for•bear•ance [[t]fɔrˈbɛər əns[/t]] n. 1) the act of forbearing; a refraining from taking action 2) forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; self control 3) bus an abstaining from the enforcement of a right, esp. a creditor s granting of …
42forbearance — /fɔˈbɛərəns / (say faw bairruhns) noun 1. the act of forbearing; a refraining from something. 2. forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; lenity. 3. an abstaining from the enforcement of a right. 4. Obsolete a creditor s giving of… …
43forbearance — [fôr ber′əns] n. 1. the act of forbearing 2. the quality of being forbearing; self control; patient restraint 3. Law the act by which a creditor extends time for payment of a debt or forgoes for a time the right to enforce legal action on the… …
44longanimous — adjective showing patient and unruffled self control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression was longanimous in the face of suffering • Syn: ↑forbearing …
45Compound — Com*pound (k[o^]m*pound ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compounding}.] [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com + ponere to put set. The d is excrescent. See {Position}, and cf. {Compon[ e]}.] 1. To form or… …
46Compounded — Compound Com*pound (k[o^]m*pound ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compounding}.] [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com + ponere to put set. The d is excrescent. See {Position}, and cf. {Compon[ e]}.] 1. To… …
47Compounding — Compound Com*pound (k[o^]m*pound ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compounding}.] [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com + ponere to put set. The d is excrescent. See {Position}, and cf. {Compon[ e]}.] 1. To… …
48Connivent — Con*niv ent, a. [L. connivens, p. pr.] 1. Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as,… …
49Forbare — Forbear For*bear (f[o^]r*b[^a]r ), v. i. [imp. {Forbore}({Forbare}, [Obs.]); p. p. {Forborne}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbearing}.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for + beran to bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; …
50Forbear — For*bear (f[o^]r*b[^a]r ), v. i. [imp. {Forbore}({Forbare}, [Obs.]); p. p. {Forborne}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbearing}.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for + beran to bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to… …
