forbearance forbearable • forbearant · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · forbearance · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence. Synonyms: patience, longanimity. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting. Example: "His forbearance to reply was alarming." · · Noun Definition 2 Synonyms · · · patience · · Synonym 1 longanimity · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072