| a. | 1. | Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. |
| Adj. | 1. | forbearing - 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" Synonyms: longanimous |