pazienza

See also: Pazienza

Italian

Alternative forms

• pacenza, pacenzia, pacienza (obsolete or regional)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin patientia, derived from patiēns, present active participle of patior (“to suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patˈt͡sjɛn.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛntsa
• Hyphenation: pa‧zièn‧za

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Noun

pazienza f (plural pazienze)

1. patience, endurance, forbearance

   Synonyms: alma, sopportazione, tolleranza

   Antonym: impazienza

2. (rare or obsolete) suffering

   Synonyms: patimento, sofferenza

3. (nautical) Synonym of cavigliera (“belaying rack”)
4. Synonym of erba pazienza (“patience dock”)

Related terms

• pazientare
• paziente
• pazientemente

 

Interjection

pazienza

1. oh well, too bad, never mind

Further reading

• pazienza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• pianezza