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tholemod

tholemod adjective: patient; long-suffering; forbearing.

Adjective

tholemod (comparative more tholemod, superlative most tholemod)

  1. (obsolete) Patient; long-suffering; forbearing.

Forms of tholemod

comparativemore tholemod
superlativemost tholemod

Origin of tholemod

From Middle English tholemod, from Old English þolmōd, þolemōd (“forbearing, patient, of a patient disposition; patience, endurance”), equivalent to thole + mood. Cognate with Icelandic þolinmóður (“patient”), Swedish tålmodig (“patient”), Danish tålmodig (“patient”).

Questions about tholemod

What does tholemod mean?
Tholemod means patient; long-suffering; forbearing.
What part of speech is tholemod?
Tholemod is an adjective.

Words near tholemod in the dictionary

  1. thole pins
  2. tholed
  3. tholeiite
  4. tholeiites
  5. tholeiitic
  6. tholemod
  7. Tholen
  8. Tholens
  9. tholepin
  10. tholepins
  11. tholes

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