patience en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- pā′shəns
- /ˈpe.ʃəns/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio Inland North
- /ˈpæɪ̯.ʃəns/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being patient.
I appreciate the patience with which you've explained it.
The most surprising thing was to discover that each job had its little tricks, peculiarities that had been learned in the experience of years, and one of the really pleasing features was the unlimited patience and kindliness of the chargehands and fitters, who would go to great lengths to teach the budding engineer all they themselves knew.
1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283:Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.
- (UK, uncountable, usually) Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| patiences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
try someone's patience · patience is a virtue · test someone's patience · lose patience · patience of Job · unpatience · patience dock · patience of Mother Teresa · patience of an angel · patience of a saint
Descendants
Relateds
passion · patient · clock patience · garden patience · passionate · passivity · passive
Synonyms
thole · solitaire · restraint · forbearance
Translations (179)
ba сабырлыҡ (quality of being patient) · bn ধৈর্য (quality of being patient) · lt kantrybė (quality of being patient) · shu صبر (quality of being patient) · gl paciencia (quality of being patient) · pt paciência (game that can be played by one person) · th ความอดทน (quality of being patient) · el υπομονή (quality of being patient) · be цярплі́васць (quality of being patient) · sh strpljénje (quality of being patient) · nrf pâcienche (quality of being patient) · ky сабырдуулук (quality of being patient) · nb tålmodighet (quality of being patient) · sq durim (quality of being patient) · mi manawa (quality of being patient) · bg пасиа́нс (game that can be played by one person) · lad פאסינסייה (quality of being patient) · nl patience (game that can be played by one person) · cy ymaros (quality of being patient) · bgc थ्यावस (quality of being patient) · hi सहनशीलता (quality of being patient) · yi געדולד (quality of being patient) · fa شکیبائی (quality of being patient) · ms sabar (quality of being patient) · zza pawen (game that can be played by one person) · cy amynedd (quality of being patient) · sv tålamod (quality of being patient) · ja ソリティア (game that can be played by one person) · arq بَاصِيصَا (quality of being patient) · nb kabal (game that can be played by one person) · az hövsələ (quality of being patient) · ky чыдамдуулук (quality of being patient) · ckb ئارام (quality of being patient) · be пасья́нс (game that can be played by one person) · zza sabır (quality of being patient) · pl pasjans (game that can be played by one person) · lv pacietība (quality of being patient) · tg сабр (quality of being patient) · zdj subira (quality of being patient) · tr dayanç (quality of being patient) · mk трпение (quality of being patient) · cs pasiáns (game that can be played by one person) · sh trpeljivost (quality of being patient) · sk trpezlivosť (quality of being patient) · fi kärsivällisyys (quality of being patient) · te సహనము (quality of being patient) · ar صَبْر (quality of being patient) · arz صبر (quality of being patient) · tr tektaş (game that can be played by one person) · enm pacience (quality of being patient) · kk сабыр (quality of being patient) · uk пасья́нс (game that can be played by one person) · fi maltti (quality of being patient) · tr solo test (game that can be played by one person) · cs trpělivost (quality of being patient) · sh str̀pljivōst (quality of being patient) · ms kesabaran (quality of being patient) · eo pacienco (quality of being patient) · uz sabr (quality of being patient) · ru пасья́нс (game that can be played by one person) · sv patiens (game that can be played by one person) · ky чыдам (quality of being patient) · fi pasianssi (game that can be played by one person) · fa صبر (quality of being patient) · ko 솔리테어 (game that can be played by one person) · uk терпля́чість (quality of being patient) · mi manawanuitanga (quality of being patient) · el πασιέντζα (game that can be played by one person) · tl pasensya (quality of being patient) · tr çıdam (quality of being patient) · ast paciencia (quality of being patient) · ko 인내 (quality of being patient) · fa تحمل (quality of being patient) · nl geduld (quality of being patient) · mk стрпливост (quality of being patient) · tr faysal (quality of being patient) · cmn 忍耐 (quality of being patient) · tr sabır (quality of being patient) · zza sebır (diq) (quality of being patient) · wa pacyince (quality of being patient) · sw subra (quality of being patient) · alt чыдам (quality of being patient) · mk пасијанс (game that can be played by one person) · ar تَحَمُّل (quality of being patient) · hu türelem (quality of being patient) · he סַבְלָנוּת (quality of being patient) · grc ὑπομονή (quality of being patient) · la patientia (quality of being patient) · ur تحمل (quality of being patient) · sw subira (quality of being patient) · grc μακροθυμία (quality of being patient) · nn tolmod (quality of being patient) · tr pasiyans (game that can be played by one person) · sa सहन (quality of being patient) · lad pasiensia (quality of being patient) · got 𐌿𐍃𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (quality of being patient) · ro răbdare (quality of being patient) · ky сабыр (quality of being patient) · ca solitari (game that can be played by one person) · de Geduld (quality of being patient) · nl mochelen (game that can be played by one person) · ht pasyans (quality of being patient) · az səbir (quality of being patient) · zza tehamul (quality of being patient) · uk терпі́ння (quality of being patient) · ba түҙемлек (quality of being patient) · lo ຄວາມອົດທົນ (quality of being patient) · is þolinmæði (quality of being patient) · ja 忍耐 (quality of being patient) · et kannatlikkus (quality of being patient) · ckb قنیات (quality of being patient) · kmr bêhnfirehî (quality of being patient) · cmn 耐性 (quality of being patient) · tt сабырлык (quality of being patient) · ur سہن (quality of being patient) · is biðlund (quality of being patient) · ru терпели́вость (quality of being patient) · ur صبر (quality of being patient) · tl solitaryo (game that can be played by one person) · da tålmodighed (quality of being patient) · ko 참을성 (quality of being patient) · sh krotost (quality of being patient) · fr patience (quality of being patient) · ka პასიანსი (game that can be played by one person) · es paciencia (quality of being patient) · ka მოთმინება (quality of being patient) · ja 辛抱 (quality of being patient) · hi धीरज (quality of being patient) · fo tol (quality of being patient) · ab аҷхара (quality of being patient) · mn тэвчээр (quality of being patient) · kmr sebir (quality of being patient) · it pazienza (quality of being patient) · fa حوصله (quality of being patient) · cy dioddefgarwch (quality of being patient) · az dözüm (quality of being patient) · sl potrpežljivost (quality of being patient) · lb Gedold (quality of being patient) · km ខន្តី (quality of being patient) · rgn pazenzia (quality of being patient) · fr patience (game that can be played by one person) · pms passiensa (quality of being patient) · ps صبر (quality of being patient) · ps حوصله (quality of being patient) · es solitario (game that can be played by one person) · hi धैर्य (quality of being patient) · om obsa (quality of being patient) · hi सहन (quality of being patient) · sa धैर्य (quality of being patient) · pl cierpliwość (quality of being patient) · te ఓర్పు (quality of being patient) · rgn pazénzia (quality of being patient) · id kesabaran (quality of being patient) · ru терпе́ние (quality of being patient) · bg търпе́ние (quality of being patient) · ug سەۋر (quality of being patient) · ca paciència (quality of being patient) · be цярпе́нне (quality of being patient) · tr kudret (quality of being patient) · zu isineke (quality of being patient) · got 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (quality of being patient) · pt paciência (quality of being patient) · ang ġeþyld (quality of being patient) · my ခန္တီ (quality of being patient) · sw uvumilivu (quality of being patient) · srn pasensie (quality of being patient) · oc paciéncia (quality of being patient) · ps زغم (quality of being patient) · da tålmod (quality of being patient) · uk терпели́вість (quality of being patient) · hy համբերություն (quality of being patient) · ak aboterɛ (quality of being patient) · yo sùúrù (quality of being patient) · ga foighne (quality of being patient) · kk дегбір (quality of being patient) · ja 我慢 (quality of being patient) · tk sabyr (quality of being patient) · gd foighidinn (quality of being patient) · bg търпели́вост (quality of being patient)