Meanings
comparative more long-suffering · comparative longer-suffering · superlative most long-suffering · superlative 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.
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The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
1917, Bible (Jewish Publication Society), Exodus xxxiv. 6For long-suffering suburban passengers, 1970 represented a milestone as the beginning of the demise of the slam-door multiple unit.
2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in RAIL, page 68Kramatorsk is a smoky industrial city in Donbass, and a major railway junction. According to Google Travel, I can now reach Kramatorsk by rail from Hertfordshire (where I live) in just... 56 hours and 35 minutes. That highly hypothetical trip would entail 11 train changes. The important thing, however, is that the long-suffering city is again reachable by rail.
2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 47Synonyms: longanimous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
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Translations
Ancient Greek μακρόθυμος, μακροθυμία
- μακρόθυμος (makróthumos)having endured discomfort
- μακροθυμία (makrothumía)long endurance or patience
- ἀνοχή (anokhḗ)long endurance or patience
Bulgarian многострадален
- многострадален (mnogostradalen)having endured discomfort
Danish langmodig
- langmodighaving endured discomfort
Dutch lankmoedig
- lankmoedighaving endured discomfort
Finnish pitkämielinen
- pitkämielinenhaving endured discomfort
French longanime
- longanimehaving endured discomfort
German langmütig
- langmütighaving endured discomfort
Greek μακρόθυμος
- μακρόθυμος (makróthymos)having endured discomfort
Irish fulangach
- fulangachhaving endured discomfort
Italian longanime
- longanimehaving endured discomfort
Korean 끈기 있다, 인내심(忍耐心) 있다
- 끈기 있다 (kkeun'gi itda)having endured discomfort
- 인내심(忍耐心) 있다 (innaesim itda)having endured discomfort
Latin longanimis
- longanimishaving endured discomfort
Persian صبور
- صبور (sabur)having endured discomfort
Polish wytrzymały, o anielskiej cierpliwości
- wytrzymałyhaving endured discomfort
- o anielskiej cierpliwościhaving endured discomfort
- wytrzymałośćlong endurance or patience
- anielska cierpliwośćlong endurance or patience
Russian многострада́льный
- многострада́льный (mnogostradálʹnyj)having endured discomfort
Ukrainian багатостражда́льний
- багатостражда́льний (bahatostraždálʹnyj)having endured discomfort
Cite this entry
long-suffering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-suffering
“long-suffering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-suffering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-suffering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-suffering.
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