Patience

Patience (or forbearance) is the ability to endure difficult circumstances. Patience may involve perseverance in the face of delay; tolerance of provocation without responding with disrespect or anger;^[1]^{[verification needed]} forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties; or being able to wait for a long time without getting irritated or bored. Patience is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast. Antonyms include impatience, hastiness, and impetuousness.

^ Perison, Abel Lawrence (1830). Address on Temperance, Delivered in the South Meeting House, Salem, January 14, 1830. Boston: Perkins & Marvin. p. 31.

[1] Perison, Abel Lawrence (1830). Address on Temperance, Delivered in the South Meeting House, Salem, January 14, 1830. Boston: Perkins & Marvin. p. 31.

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