Definition of
patience has definitions from the fields of cards,games
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[ noun ] good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

Synonyms

longanimity forbearance

Used in print

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

It must be marked by a patience and persistence which have not always been its trademark .

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Foster listened with angelic patience until Digby ran_down , then said , `` Listen , junior , you 're an angel now - so forget it .

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

He was losing patience again .

Related terms

impatience good_nature

2
[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2193
3
[ noun ] (cards,games) a card game played by one person

Synonyms

solitaire

Related terms

card_game klondike canfield Russian_bank

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Rhymes with

impatience penance essence conscience abeyance pittance license licence appliance presence fragrance compliance impedance noncompliance disappearance acquaintance radiance cadence senescence luminescence phosphorescence acquiescence convalescence adolescence evanescence obsolescence science omnipresence temperance appearance valence alliance absence nuisance annoyance occurrence quintessence vengeance insistence prudence coexistence disappearance subsistence distance existence consistence reappearance terence guidance conveyance surveillance intelligence allegiance divergence counterintelligence resurgence emergence convergence submergence instance province provence utterance reticence reminiscence indulgence incompetence impotence flamboyance omnipotence silence emergence radiance credence comeuppance assistance resistance persistence allowance parlance expedience beneficence reconnaissance jurisprudence imprudence pseudoscience contrivance connivance substance concurrence clairvoyance inductance grievance acceptance deterrence avoidance clarence resonance decadence negligence malfeasance interdependence independence protuberance importance preponderance riddance correspondence exuberance dependence repentance balance recalcitrance consequence innocence inadvertence subsidence preference forbearance disturbance observance insurance defiance disobedience remittance assurance obedience reliance reinsurance maintenance recurrence reassurance sequence inexperience indifference deliverance inconvenience temperance convenience governance preference experience conference lawrence irreverence intolerance insignificance extravagance significance recognizance ignorance vehemence endurance opulence coinsurance transference bioscience inheritance providence abundance capacitance precedence perseverance resemblance overabundance residence remembrance nonviolence reluctance noninterference st_lawrence transcendence interference petulance vigilance sentence abstinence florence entrance eloquence counterbalance ordnance audience clearance inference reverence deference difference reference severance tolerance elegance arrogance teleconference indifference provenance prominence prevalence continuance imbalance

Phonetic and Homophones

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