forbearance

English Thesaurus

1. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting (noun.act)

hypernym	:	delay, holdup,
definition	:	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)

2. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	good nature,
definition	:	a cheerful, obliging disposition (noun.attribute)

3. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting (noun.act)

derivation	:	forbear, refrain,
definition	:	resist doing something (verb.stative)

4. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	impatience,
definition	:	a dislike of anything that causes delay (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	patient,
definition	:	enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance (adj.all)

derivation	:	forbearing, longanimous,
definition	:	showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment (adj.all)

5. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting (noun.act)

derivation	:	forbear, refrain,
definition	:	resist doing something (verb.stative)

6. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	impatience,
definition	:	a dislike of anything that causes delay (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	patient,
definition	:	enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance (adj.all)

derivation	:	forbearing, longanimous,
definition	:	showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment (adj.all)