the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.

an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay

to have patience with a slow learner.

quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence

to work with patience.

Cards (chiefly British ) . solitaire ( def. 1 ) .

Also called patience dock. a European dock, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, whose leaves are often used as a vegetable.

Obsolete . leave; permission; sufference.

noun

agitation , frustration , impatience , intolerance , resistance , restiveness

noun

backbone * , bearing , calmness , composure , constancy , cool * , diligence , endurance , equanimity , even temper , forbearance , fortitude , grit * , guts * , gutsiness , heart , humility , imperturbability , intestinal fortitude * , legs , leniency , longanimity , long-suffering , moderation , moxie * , nonresistance , passiveness , passivity , perseverance , persistence , poise , resignation , restraint , self-control , serenity , starch * , staying power * , stoicism , submission , sufferance , tolerance , toleration , yieldingnotes:patience means the capacity to endure waiting , delay , or provocation without becoming angry or upset; patients are people who requires medical care , calm , cool , indulgence , lenity , resolution , tenacity