PATIENCE Synonyms

• good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

• a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

• the state of being acceptable and accepted

• (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

• a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank

• a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

• the act of taking something that is offered

• steadiness of mind under stress

• an absence of strong winds or rain

• a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement

• steadiness of mind under stress

• the power to withstand hardship or stress

• a state of surviving; remaining alive

• steadiness of mind under stress

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

• calm and unruffled self-assurance

• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

• the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

• foolish or senseless behavior

• the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution

• patient endurance of pain or unhappiness

• patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble

• persistent determination

• the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior

• a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

• a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

• great coolness and composure under strain

• be motionless, in suspension

• prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

• cause to be balanced or suspended

• hold or carry in equilibrium

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

• discipline in personal and social activities

• the state of being physically constrained

• a rule or condition that limits freedom

• lack of ornamentation

• a device that retards something's motion

• the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

• the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

• the absence of mental stress or anxiety

• loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty

• steadfast resolution

• the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

• a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

• the act of tolerating something

• willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

• an untroubled state; free from disturbances

• a state of peace and quiet

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

• good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence