long-suffering

Speech parts

1. long-suffering - Noun

2. long-suffering - Adjective

3. long-suffering - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.

Long patience of offense.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

long suffering

Synonyms

enduring longanimous long-sufferance clement meek humane fortitude stoic kind understanding soft patient philosophical mild passive
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Antonyms

good comic excellent happy contrary hostile
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Hypernyms

endurance

Examples

The sun by the action of heat makes wax moist and mud dry, hardening the one while it softens the other, by the same operation producing exactly opposite results; thus, from the long-suffering of God, some derive benefit, and others harm; some are softened, while others are hardened. Theodoret

The tears of Christ are the pity of God. The gentleness of Jesus is the long-suffering of God. The tenderness of Jesus is the love of God. He that hath seen me hath seen the Father. Alexander Maclaren

Let the world be grafted onto our republics, but the trunk must be our own. And let the vanquished pedant hold his tongue, for there are no lands in which a man may take greater pride than in our long-suffering American republics. José Martí

If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long-suffering wife. Samuel E. Morison

So I'm an ace?' Will grinned. 'I'm flattered Halt, flattered. I had no idea you regarded me so highly.' Halt gave him a long-suffering look. 'I might have been more accurate to say a joker.' Whatever you say. John Flanagan

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy. Felicia Hemans

Close letter words and terms

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