forbearance vs understanding

forbearance

noun
  • A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due. 

  • Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation. 

understanding

noun
  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

How often have the words forbearance and understanding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )