long-suffering

[lawng-suhf-er-ing, -suhf-ring, long-]

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adjective

enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.

noun

long and patient endurance of injury, trouble, or provocation: years of long-suffering and illness.

Origin of long-suffering

First recorded in 1520–30

Related formslong-suf·fer·ing·ly, adverb

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Related Words for longsuffering

submissive, subdued, deferential, serene, passive, gentle, docile, timid, unassuming, unflappable, quiet, uninvolved, static, laid-back, nonviolent, indifferent, apathetic, forgiving, tolerant, calm

Examples from the Web for longsuffering

Historical Examples of longsuffering

Surely it is not too much for us to be longsuffering toward all.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians
James Denney
And your patience and longsuffering, Paul says, must be exercised "with joy."
Epistle Sermons, Vol. III
Martin Luther
“Jupiter is longsuffering to the benighted,” returned the catechist.
Fables
Robert Louis Stevenson
Meekness and longsuffering must stand on a basis of humility.
The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon
Alexander Maclaren
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version
Various

British Dictionary definitions for longsuffering

long-suffering

adjective

enduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint

noun Also: long-sufferance

long and patient endurance

Derived Formslong-sufferingly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for longsuffering

long-suffering

also longsuffering, 1520s (n.), 1530s (adj.), from long (adj.) + suffering (see suffer). Old English had langmodig in this sense.