NYT Dictionary
PATIENCE
/ˈpæɪ̯.ʃəns/NounPA-tiencepa-tience · 2 syllablesGrade 6
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
The quality of being patient.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Inherited from Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience), from Latin patientia (“suffering; endurance, patience”), from patiens, present active participle of patior (“suffer, experience, wait”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”). Displaced Old English ġeþyld.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
impatience
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram: