patience
patience Lexical Profile
patience Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without becoming angry or upset.
"Teaching young children to read requires a great deal of patience and encouragement."
British Any of various card games played by one person, the object of which is to use up all the cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences.
"During the long train journey across the countryside, she passed the time by playing a game of patience."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the uncountable noun 'patience' (the capacity to endure delay or provocation) with the plural noun 'patients' (individuals receiving medical care).
• Rhymes for patience
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French patience, from Latin patientia ('the quality of suffering or enduring'), derived from the verb pati ('to suffer, endure').