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Stoic vs Forbearing - What's the difference?

stoic | forbearing |

As adjectives the difference between stoic and forbearing

is that stoic is of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas while forbearing is characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.

As a noun stoic

is proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 (BCE) up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.

As a verb forbearing is

present participle of lang=en.

stoic

English

Alternative forms

* Stoic * Stoick (obsolete) * stoick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (philosophy) Proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of , who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
  • A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.

    • Adjective

    (Stoicism) (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
  • Not affected by pain or distress.
  • Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.

    • Synonyms

    * (not affected by pain or distress ) apathetic, impassive, stoical * (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress ) expressionless, impassive

    Related terms

    * stoical * stoically * stoicism

    Anagrams

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    forbearing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.

    • Related terms

    * forbear * forbearance * forbearant * forbearantly * forbearingly

    Verb

    (head)