patience meaning
patience :
the ability to wait, calmness
noun
▪ She showed great patience when dealing with the children.
▪ She was very calm when dealing with the children.
▪ His patience was tested by the long delays.
▪ His calmness was tested by the long delays.
paraphrasing
▪ tolerance – ability to wait
▪ forbearance – calmness
▪ endurance – ability to wait
▪ composure – calmness
Pronunciation
patience [ˈpeɪ.ʃəns]
The stress is on the first syllable and sounds like 'PAY-shuhns'.
Common phrases and grammar about patience
patience - Common meaning
noun
the ability to wait, calmness
Part of Speech Changes for "patience"
▪ patient (adjective) – able to wait calmly
▪ patiently (adverb) – in a calm waiting manner
▪ patience’s derivatives include patient, patiently
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Common Expressions with "patience"
▪ have patience – wait calmly
▪ lose patience – stop waiting calmly
▪ practice patience – use the ability to wait calmly
▪ need patience – require the ability to wait
Important examples of patience in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, patience is used to describe the ability to wait or endure delays.
Example of a confusing word: patients (people receiving medical care)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Patience is used as a noun, so questions may ask to identify or use it correctly in sentences.
patience
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
practice patience
'use the ability to wait calmly', used in self-improvement contexts.
lose patience
means 'to stop waiting calmly', used when someone gets angry.
Differences between similar words and patience
patience
,
tolerance
differences
Patience is the ability to wait calmly, while tolerance refers to the acceptance of others' differences.
patience
,
forbearance – patience
differences
Patience is the ability to wait calmly, while tolerance refers more to accepting differences.
Words with the same origin as patience
The origin of patience
patience comes from the Latin 'patientia', which means suffering or endurance.
Word structure
The word is made up of the root 'pati' (to endure) and the suffix '-ence' (noun form), so patience means 'the quality of enduring'.
Words with the same origin
The root of patience is 'pati' (to endure). Words with the same root include patient and impatient.
