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1. patience

noun. ['ˈpeɪʃəns'] good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence.

Etymology

  • pacience (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • pacience (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Rhymes with Patience

  • abeyance
  • abhorrence
  • absence
  • abstinence
  • abundance
  • acceptance
  • acceptance
  • accordance
  • acquaintance
  • acquiescence
  • adherence
  • admittance
  • adolescence
  • adolescence
  • adriance
  • affluence
  • agence
  • allegiance
  • alliance
  • allowance

How do you pronounce patience?

Pronounce patience as ˈpeɪʃəns.

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How to spell patience? Is it pacience? Or paitence? Common misspellings are:

  • pacience
  • paitence

2. patience

noun. ['ˈpeɪʃəns'] a card game played by one person.

Etymology

  • pacience (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • pacience (Old French (842-ca. 1400))