patience

Definition for patience

noun as in capacity, willingness to endure

Strongest matches

composure, diligence, endurance, fortitude, grit, humility, moderation, perseverance, persistence, poise, restraint, self-control, tolerance

Strong matches

backbone, bearing, calmness, constancy, cool, equanimity, forbearance, guts, gutsiness, heart, imperturbability, legs, leniency, long-suffering, longanimity, moxie, nonresistance, passiveness, passivity, resignation, serenity, starch, stoicism, submission, sufferance, toleration, yielding

Weak matches

even temper, intestinal fortitude, staying power

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"Understanding this may help adults approach situations with empathy and patience."

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We both lack patience, me more than her.

From Los Angeles Times

Gatland steered Wales to the quarter-finals of last year's World Cup and has appealed for patience as he builds a new team.

From BBC

Among the positive outcomes of the research, gamers reported viewing work as solvable puzzles, and their experience resulted in improved patience in encountering problems and encouraged them to persevere in solving them.

From Science Daily

The first set, with a huge gulf of quality between the 2021 US Open champion and 103rd-ranked Marino, required ruthlessness, but the second asked for patience and resilience.

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