1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forbear.

2. (a.) Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.

Spartan accepting armed with patience benevolent charitable clement compassionate conciliatory disciplined easy easygoing endurant enduring forbearant forgiving generous gentle humane indulgent kind lax lenient long-suffering longanimous magnanimous merciful mild moderate patient patient as Job persevering philosophical placable self-controlled soft sparing stoic tender tolerant tolerating tolerative understanding unresentful unrevengeful