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long-suffering

 
Dictionary: long-suf·fer·ing   (lông'sŭf'ər-ĭng, lŏng'-)
adj.
Patiently enduring wrongs or difficulties.

n.
Patient endurance. See synonyms at patience.

long-sufferingly long'-suf'fer·ing·ly adv.

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adjective

    Enduring or capable of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint: forbearing, patient, resigned. See accept/reject.

noun

    The capacity of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint: forbearance, patience, resignation, tolerance. See accept/reject.

Antonyms: long-suffering
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adj

Definition: patient
Antonyms: complaining, impatient


WordNet: long-suffering
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
  Synonym: long-sufferance


The adjective long-suffering has one meaning:

Meaning #1: patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble
  Synonym: enduring


Translations: Long-suffering
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - langmodig, hårdt prøvet
n. - langmodighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
lankmoedigheid, geduld

Français (French)
adj. - d'une patience à toute épreuve
n. - endurance, longanimité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geduldig
n. - Langmut

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολυβασανισμένος, υπομονητικός, μακρόθυμος
n. - καρτερικότητα, υπομονή, μεγαλοψυχία

Italiano (Italian)
pazienza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - paciência (f), resignação (f)
adj. - paciente, resignado

Русский (Russian)
долготерпение, многострадальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sufrido, resignado, paciente
n. - sufrido, resignado, paciente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - långmodig, tålmodig, tålig
n. - långmodighet, tålmodighet, tålighet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
坚忍的, 长期忍受的, 长期受苦, 坚忍, 忍耐

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 堅忍的, 長期忍受的
n. - 長期受苦, 堅忍, 忍耐

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 참을성 있는
n. - 참을성 , 인내

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 我慢強い, 辛抱強い
n. - 辛抱強さ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صبور على الأذى (الاسم) إحتمال الأذى بصبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נושא התגרויות, צרות או פציעה באורך-רוח‬
n. - ‮אורך-רוח מול התגרויות, צרות או פציעה‬


 
 
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