Definition for Patience:

• p[= a]' shens, n. quality of being patient or able calmly to endure: ( Shak.) permission: a card-game, same as Solitaire ( q.v.).-- adj. P[= A]' TIENT, sustaining pain, & c., without repining: not easily provoked: not in a hurry: persevering: expecting with calmness: long-suffering.-- n. one who bears or suffers: a person under medical treatment.-- adv. P[= A]' TIENTLY. [ Fr.,-- L. patentia-- patiens-- pati, to bear.]

Synonyms for Patience:

• n.

  •
  • steadiness.
  •
  • accept.
  •act (noun)
  • solitaire.
  •calm (noun)
  • composure,
  • stillness,
  • tranquility,
  • serenity,
  • rest,
  • placidity,
  • calmness,
  • peace,
  • repose,
  • peacefulness,
  • poise,
  • calm,
  • quiet,
  • equanimity.
  •capacity, willingness to endure (noun)
  • imperturbability,
  • moxie,
  • backbone,
  • intestinal fortitude,
  • grit,
  • restraint,
  • stoicism,
  • constancy,
  • heart,
  • humility,
  • persistence,
  • forbearance,
  • yielding,
  • guts,
  • nonresistance,
  • starch,
  • endurance,
  • diligence,
  • bearing,
  • leniency,
  • staying power,
  • legs,
  • gutsiness,
  • toleration,
  • perseverance,
  • even temper,
  • cool,
  • moderation,
  • long-suffering,
  • fortitude,
  • sufferance,
  • longanimity.
  •game (noun)
  • gin,
  • contract bridge,
  • tiddlywinks,
  • backgammon,
  • gin rummy,
  • parcheesi,
  • blackjack,
  • seven-up,
  • faro,
  • draw poker,
  • penny ante,
  • rummy,
  • poker,
  • marbles,
  • mah-jongg,
  • bridge,
  • Chinese Checkers,
  • baccarat,
  • dominoes,
  • whist,
  • old maid,
  • game,
  • keno,
  • hopscotch,
  • cribbage,
  • canasta,
  • rum,
  • billiards,
  • quoits,
  • shuffleboard,
  • stud poker,
  • chess,
  • checkers,
  • horseshoes,
  • snooker,
  • straight poker,
  • draughts,
  • blind man's bluff,
  • hearts,
  • Skat,
  • euchre,
  • pinochle.
  •knowledge (noun)
  • experience.
  •lenity (noun)
  • lenity.
  •perseverance (noun)
  • sand,
  • stamina,
  • steadfastness,
  • lastingness,
  • survivability,
  • indomitability,
  • tenacity,
  • bravery,
  • indefatigability,
  • abidingness,
  • unfailingness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • beggar-thy-neighbor,
  • tolerance.
  •
  • pontoon.
  •forbearance
  • indulgence.
  •patience
  • strength,
  • acceptance.

Paraphrases for Patience:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    impatience.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    patient.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stamina, Patients, endurance, patient, temper, understanding.
  • Adverb
    patiently.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    patient.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    forbearance, indulgence, tolerance, persistence.

Antonyms for Patience:

• n.

  • capacity, willingness to endure
    impatience, indifference, idleness, intolerance, weakness, indolence, agitation, frustration, laziness, resistance, wildness, cowardice, fear, lethargy, arousal.
  • Other antonyms:
    inconstancy, defiance, contrariness, fretfulness, disobedience, rage, willfulness, indignation, neglect, choler, peevishness, insubordination, recalcitrance, inattention, remissness, pettishness, wrath, animosity, fickleness, vexation, resentment, negligence, petulance, sloth, displeasure, ire, offense, temper, fury, intractability, changeableness.

Hypernym for Patience:

• n.

  • act
    crapette, klondike, canfield, Russian Bank.

Hyponym for Patience:

• n.

  • act
    cards, card game.