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patience.

The quality of being patient.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæɪ̯.ʃəns/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈpe.ʃəns/Scotland
  1. The quality of being patient.

    uncountable · usually
    Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.
    I appreciate the patience with which you've explained it.
  2. Any of various card games that can be played by one person.

    UK · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience), from Latin patientia (“suffering; endurance, patience”), from patiens, present active participle of patior (“suffer, experience, wait”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”). Displaced Old English ġeþyld.

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