long-suffering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
    long-sufferance.
  2. adjective satellite patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
    enduring.
    • an enduring disposition
    • a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife

WordNet

Long"-suf`fer*ing noun
Definitions
  1. Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.
    The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Ex. xxxiv. 6.
Long"-suf`fer*ing noun
Definitions
  1. Long patience of offense.
    Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering? Rom. ii. 4.

Webster 1913