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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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