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Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Long endurance or patience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an enduring disposition
- a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enduring
Antonyms: none provided
patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: long-sufferance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: endurance
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
многострадален
(mnogostradalen)
— having endured discomfort
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Danish:
langmodig
— having endured discomfort
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Dutch:
lankmoedig
— having endured discomfort
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Finnish:
pitkämielinen
— having endured discomfort
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French:
longanime
— having endured discomfort
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German:
langmütig
— having endured discomfort
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Gothic:
𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃
(usbeisneigs)
— having endured discomfort
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Greek:
μακρόθυμος
(makróthymos)
— having endured discomfort
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Ancient Greek:
μακρόθυμος
(makróthumos)
— having endured discomfort
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Irish:
fulangach
— having endured discomfort
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Italian:
longanime
— having endured discomfort
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Korean:
끈기 있다
(kkeun'gi itda)
— having endured discomfort
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Korean:
인내심(忍耐心) 있다
(innaesim itda)
— having endured discomfort
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Latin:
longanimis
— having endured discomfort
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Middle English:
dregh
— having endured discomfort
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Persian:
صبور
(sabur)
— having endured discomfort
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Polish:
wytrzymały
— having endured discomfort
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Polish:
o anielskiej cierpliwości
— having endured discomfort
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Russian:
многострада́льный
(mnogostradálʹnyj)
— having endured discomfort
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Ukrainian:
багатостражда́льний
(bahatostraždálʹnyj)
— having endured discomfort
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Gothic:
𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹
(usbeisnei)
— long endurance or patience
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Ancient Greek:
μακροθυμία
(makrothumía)
— long endurance or patience
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Ancient Greek:
ἀνοχή
(anokhḗ)
— long endurance or patience
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Polish:
wytrzymałość
— long endurance or patience
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Polish:
anielska cierpliwość
— long endurance or patience
