patience in English: The power to stay calm and wait without getting angry. (noun)

Translation

The power to stay calm and wait without getting angry.

Word origin

From Latin patientia, from pati, meaning to suffer or endure.

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"Patience" is the power to stay calm while you wait.

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To "lose your patience" means to start getting angry.

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"Have patience" is a common way to tell someone to wait calmly.

patient

Able to wait calmly for a long time without getting angry.

wait

To stay in one place or do nothing until something happens or someone comes.

calm

Quiet and relaxed; not angry, worried, or excited.

slow

Not moving fast, or taking a long time.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

temper

How quickly you become angry; if you lose your temper, you suddenly get angry.

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