Noun: patience pey-shun(t)s
- Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
"Her patience in dealing with difficult customers was admirable";
- forbearance, longanimity
- [Brit] A card game played by one person
"She passed the time playing patience on her computer";
- solitaire
Sounds like: paste, tience, pa
Derived forms: patiences
Type of: card game, cards, good nature
Encyclopedia: Patience, Rhode Island