forbearance :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

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n. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

n. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

n. the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"

n. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

n. training to improve strength or self-control

n. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"

n. patient endurance of pain or unhappiness

n. strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

n. the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

n. enduring strength and energy

n. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"

n. the quality of being lax and neglectful

n. movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"

n. the property of a continuous and connected period of time

n. the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it

n. persistent determination

n. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

n. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

n. a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

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n. a dislike of anything that causes delay