tholemod

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adjective

Patient; long-suffering; forbearing.

OriginMiddle English tholemod ← Old English þolmōd →
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Meanings

adjectivetholemod (comparative more tholemod, superlative most tholemod)

comparative more tholemod · superlative most tholemod

  1. obsoletePatient; long-suffering; forbearing.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþolmōd
  2. Middle Englishtholemod
  3. Englishtholemod

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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hoteldom
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APA

tholemod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholemod

MLA

“tholemod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholemod. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tholemod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholemod.

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