patience English · revision 6861

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=before 1225|origins=la patior}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English pacience, [[bor|fro|patience]], pacience,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) from [[la|patientia|t=the quality of suffering or enduring; submission]], from patiens, the present participle of [[m|la|patior|alt=patī|t=to suffer]].^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline)^(Cresswell 2021)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The calm endurance of pain or trouble: before 1225 in the OED, about 1200 in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Forbearance under provocation is from 1377, and calm waiting for the outcome of events from about 1375.^(OED 1989) Constancy in effort is from 1517.^(OED 1989) Word Origins notes that patience has been called a virtue since the 14th century.^(Cresswell 2021) The card game for one player is from the early 19th century; its earlier name, still used in the US, is [[solitaire]].^(Cresswell 2021) A rare verb, to have patience, is from the late 16th century.^(SOED 2002) In Scots, ''ma patience!'' was a mild oath.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 1225 – calm endurance.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1375 – calm waiting.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1377 – forbearance.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1517 – perseverance.^(OED 1989)

+ * early 19th century – the card game.^(Cresswell 2021)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The ability to accept delay, trouble or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # [[perseverance|alt=Perseverance]]; steady effort.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(chiefly British)'' A card game for one player; [[solitaire]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[passion]]

+ * [[passionate]]

+ * [[passive]]

+ * [[passivity]]

+ * [[patient]]

+ * [[compatible]]

+ * [[impatient]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}