long-suffering
31Long-sufferance — Long suf fer*ance, n. 1. Forbearance to punish or resent. [1913 Webster] 2. patient endurance of pain or unhappiness. Syn: long suffering. [WordNet 1.5] …
32long-suf|fer|ance — «LNG SUHF uhr uhns, LONG », noun. Archaic. long suffering …
33long — 1. adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon traversed or finished (a long line; a long journey; a long time ago). 2 (following a measurement) in length or duration (2 metres long; the… …
34long-sufferance — noun patient endurance of pain or unhappiness • Syn: ↑long suffering • Hypernyms: ↑endurance * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun archaic : long suffering Synonyms …
35long-suf·fer·ing — /ˈlɑːŋˌsʌfərıŋ/ adj : suffering for a long time without complaining : very patient during difficult times his forgiving and long suffering wife When the Red Sox won the World Series, their long suffering fans could finally celebrate …
36suffering — [[t]sʌ̱fərɪŋ[/t]] sufferings N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Suffering is serious pain which someone feels in their body or their mind. → See also long suffering They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering... It has caused… …
37long-sufferingly — adverb see long suffering II * * * longˈ suffˈeringly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑long …
38suffering — n 1. discomfort, distress, misery, Obs. pathos, anguish, Archaic. misease; torment, torture, agony, affliction; ache, hurt, pang, pain; twinge, nip, pinch, smart; soreness, throbbing, shooting, cramp, stitch; seizure, spasm, throe, paroxysm,… …
39long-sufferance — /lawng suf euhr euhns, suf reuhns, long /, n. Archaic. long suffering. [1520 30] * * * …
40long-sufferingly — adverb see long suffering …
