uncomplaining

adjective

un·​com·​plain·​ing ˌən-kəm-ˈplā-niŋ How to pronounce uncomplaining (audio)
: not complaining : patient
uncomplaining acceptance
uncomplainingly adverb

Examples of uncomplaining in a Sentence

an uncomplaining hardworking single mother of five
Recent Examples on the Web The story of children financially supporting their immigrant parents can feed into the myth of the Asian American model minority, which, in part, stereotypes Asian Americans as obedient, hard-working and uncomplaining. Mike Dang, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023 Queen Elizabeth II was formal, interested, uncomplaining, and always respectful. Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 12 Nov. 2022 Loyal, strong, selfless, uncomplaining—step after frozen step, sled dogs have hauled people to the limits of the earth, at both poles. Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2021 At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen. Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022 The sunflower has always been so hardworking, so uncomplaining. Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2020 Ivey's Maggie is a pragmatic, uncomplaining woman who makes light of most difficulties, maintaining a cheery attitude — a kind of willful obliviousness — perhaps as a defense mechanism against the inevitable force of crushing reality. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2019 The story is always written as a tearjerker, with praise for the person’s uncomplaining attitude; a car is usually donated to the subject in the end. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncomplaining was in 1738

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“Uncomplaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncomplaining. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

uncomplaining

adjective
un·​com·​plain·​ing ˌən-kəm-ˈplā-niŋ How to pronounce uncomplaining (audio)
: not complaining : patient
uncomplaining acceptance
uncomplainingly adverb
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