Definitions for patiences

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patiences pa·tience

Spelling: [pey-shuh ns]

IPA: /ˈpeɪ ʃəns/

Patiences is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 622 anagrams from letters in patiences (aceeinpst).

Definitions for patiences

noun

1. the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
2. an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay:
3. quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence:
4. Cards (chiefly British) . solitaire (def 1).
5. Also called patience dock. a European dock, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, whose leaves are often used as a vegetable.
6. Obsolete. leave; permission; sufference.
7. a female given name.

Origin of patiences

1175-1225; Middle English pacience Old French Latin patientia. See patient, -ence

Examples for patiences

What are you and Bertie sitting here for like two patiences on monuments?

There was the square of rough cloth in her hand, and the sticky needle, and the thread that would knot in spite of patiences care.

Suddenly the soldier in command stopped in front of patiences chair and laid a heavy hand on her little bare, brown arm.

People who are really fond of other patiences don't; they despise it because it comes out.