Patience
/ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/noun
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
Did you know?In ancient texts, patience was often linked to spiritual endurance, viewed as a virtue that could connect one with the divine and reveal hidden truths.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
patientia
“the quality of suffering or enduring.”
Late Latin
Late Latin
patientia
“the act of bearing; endurance.”
Old French
Old French
pacience
“the quality of being able to endure hardship.”
Middle English
Middle English
pacience
“the ability to bear pain or difficulty.”
Modern English
English
patience
“the state of being able to wait without becoming annoyed.”