longsuffering
longsuffering is the alternative form of long-suffering.
Meaning of long-suffering
Adjective
long-suffering (comparative more long-suffering or longer-suffering, superlative most long-suffering or longest-suffering)
- Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
- His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
- Synonyms:
- longanimous
Noun
longsuffering (uncountable)
- Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity
- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 5:22-23
Forms of longsuffering
| comparative | more longsuffering |
|---|---|
| superlative | most longsuffering |
Origin of longsuffering
From long + suffering.
Questions about longsuffering
- What does longsuffering mean?
- Longsuffering means long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity.
- What is longsuffering the alternative form of?
- Longsuffering is the alternative form of long-suffering.
- What part of speech is longsuffering?
- Longsuffering is a noun.
Words near longsuffering in the dictionary
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