patience
n. uncountablen. the ability to stay calm and wait for a long time without getting angry. You use it when you are dealing with something slow or difficult.
n. the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
You need a lot of patience to teach young children.
The long queue at the post office tested her patience, but she remained calm and waited her turn.
Developing mastery in any complex craft requires a rare combination of technical discipline and the quiet patience to endure years of repetitive practice.
From patience, a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century.
Commonly paired with the verbs 'have', 'lose', or 'test'.
I don't have the patient for thisI don't have the patience for thisLearners often confuse the noun 'patience' with the adjective 'patient'.