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patiency

UK/ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nsi/

patiency noun: patience.

Noun

patiency (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Patience.
    • Constancie in dangers (if it may be termed constancie) contempt of death, patiencie in misfortunes, may happen, and are often seen in men, for want of Good judgement in such accidents, and that they are not apprehended for such as they are indeed.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 11, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. Passivity (as opposed to agency).

Origin of patiency

From Latin patientia.

Questions about patiency

What does patiency mean?
Patiency means patience.
What part of speech is patiency?
Patiency is a noun.
How do you pronounce patiency?
Patiency is pronounced /ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nsi/ (UK).

Words near patiency in the dictionary

  1. patience of a saint
  2. patience of an angel
  3. patience of Job
  4. patience of Mother Teresa
  5. patiences
  6. patiency
  7. patient
  8. patient 0
  9. patient 0s
  10. patient as Job
  11. patient contact

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