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   patience

   /ˈpeɪʃns/

   noun

   • 1. the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious: "you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the rubbish" Similar forbearancetolerancerestraintself-restraintresignationstoicismfortitudesufferanceendurancecalmnesscomposureeven tempereven-temperednessequanimityequilibriumserenitytranquillityimperturbabilityunexcitabilityunderstandingindulgenceleniencekindnessconsiderationrare:longanimityinexcitabilityperseverancepersistenceendurancetenacitydiligenceassiduityapplicationstaying powerindefatigabilitydoggednessdeterminationresolveresolutionresolutenessobstinacyinsistencesingleness of purposepurposefulnesspertinacityOpposite impatience
   • 2. any of various forms of card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one's cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences. British

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › patiencePatience Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PATIENCE is the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient. How to use patience in a sentence.

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   PATIENCE definition: 1. the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without…. Learn more.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpatience noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of patience noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. patience (with somebody/something) the ability to stay calm and accept a delay or something annoying without complaining. She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views.

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   Patience is a person's ability to wait something out or endure something tedious, without getting riled up. It takes a lot of patience to wait for your braces to come off, to deal with a toddler's temper tantrum, or to build a house out of toothpicks.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPATIENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PATIENCE meaning: 1. the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without…. Learn more.

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   There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun patience, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPATIENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you have patience, you are able to stay calm and not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time, or when someone is not doing what you want them to do. He doesn't have the patience to wait.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpatience noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of patience noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. patience (with somebody/something) the ability to stay calm and accept a delay or something annoying without complaining She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views.

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    If you have patience, you are able to stay calm and not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time, or when someone is not doing what you want them to do. [...]

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    patience definition: the ability to stay calm and not get upset, especially when something takes a long time: . Learn more.