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Forbearance vs Patience - What's the difference?

forbearance | patience |

Patience is a synonym of forbearance.



As nouns the difference between forbearance and patience

is that forbearance is patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation while patience is the quality of being patient.

As a proper noun Patience is

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forbearance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
  • A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

    • Related terms

    * forbear

    Synonyms

    * patience * restraint

    External links

    * (wikipedia "forbearance") * * *

    patience

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being patient.
  • Any of various card games that can be played by one person. Called solitaire in the US. (card game).

    • Related terms

    * passion * passionate * passive * passivity * patient

    Antonyms

    * impatience

    External links

    * *

    See also

    *garden patience ----