Uncomplaining
[ʌnkəm'pleɪnɪŋ] or [,ʌnkəm'plenɪŋ]
Definition
adj. not complaining.—adv. Uncomplain′ingly.
Editor: Stu
Examples
- Dear, bequeath me that great patience Which has power to sustain A cheerful, uncomplaining spirit In its prison-house of pain. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Old Sedley forgot these charges as he was making up his last account, and did justice to the gentle and uncomplaining little martyr. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She was uncomplaining; but the very soul of fear had taken its seat in her heart. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I do not think that I could much longer have endured the pathos of his quiet and uncomplaining grief. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He never laughed; he seldom smiled; he was uncomplaining. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- If I am uncomplaining, if I am silently contented with my lot, let that suffice for my family. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I've seen her in her poverty uncomplaining, broken-hearted, without a fault. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Stu