patience
- noun (n)
Meaning: capacity, willingness to endure
Synonyms:
backbone
bearing
calmness
composure
constancy
cool
diligence
endurance
equanimity
even temper
forbearance
fortitude
grit
guts
gutsiness
heart
humility
imperturbability
intestinal fortitude
legs
leniency
longanimity
long-suffering
moderation
moxie
nonresistance
passiveness
passivity
perseverance
persistence
poise
resignation
restraint
self-control
serenity
starch
staying power
stoicism
submission
sufferance
tolerance
toleration
yielding
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