patience
31patience — [[t]pe͟ɪʃ(ə)ns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT 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... It… …
32patience — I. Patience, Tolerantia, Patientia. Faulte de patience, Impatientia. Avoir un peu la patience d attendre, Parum perdurare, Operiri. Tu n as pas eu la patience que je luy donnasse, Haud mansisti vt ego darem eam illi. Il faut avoir la patience de… …
33patience — /pay sheuhns/, n. 1. the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like. 2. an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when… …
34Patience — Pa|tience 〈[ sjã:s] f. 19〉 Kartengeduldspiel ● eine Patience, Patiencen legen [frz., eigtl. „Geduld“] * * * Pa|ti|ence [pa si̯ã:s], die; , n […sn̩] [frz. patience, eigtl. = Geduld < lat. patientia, zu: pati, ↑ Patient]: 1. Kartenspiel, bei dem …
35Patience — This unusual surname is an interesting example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were given with reference to a variety of characteristics, such as… …
36Patience — BALZAC (Honoré de) Bio express : Écrivain français (1799 1850) «Tout pouvoir humain est un composé de patience ou de temps. Les gens puissants veulent et veillent.» Source : Eugénie Grandet Mot(s) clé(s) : Patience… …
37patience*/ — [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest Photography requires a lot of patience.[/ex] 2) the ability to remain calm and not get angry, especially when something is annoying or takes… …
38patience — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. leniency, tolerance; perseverance, persistence; forbearance, long suffering, submission, endurance; solitaire. See inexcitability, resignation.Ant., impatience. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Willingness to …
39patience — noun 1》 the capacity to tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without becoming angry or upset. 2》 Brit. a card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one s cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences. Phrases lose… …
40patience — noun 1) she tried everyone s patience Syn: forbearance, tolerance, restraint, self restraint, stoicism; calmness, composure, equanimity, serenity, tranquility, imperturbability, phlegm, understanding, indulgence 2) a task requiring …
