"patience" means: The quality of being patient.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
patience
The quality of being patient.
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BlueskyMay 2026
While tech like drones and sonar modernizes hunting and fishing, it also risks reducing the skill and patience that have long defined these traditions. Balancing innovation with heritage is key. Is Technology Taking…
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BlueskyMay 2026
I don’t know, unlike DS or Elden Ring you can’t really level up and smash enemies in Sekiro, so it’s always a brain teaser to beat bosses. I lost the patience for Isshin after that first time. Might be my favorite g…
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BlueskyMay 2026
[#Warcraft] Maintenance has completed & games are live. Thank you for your patience, everyone. See you in game!
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BlueskyMay 2026
🔮 Aries's May 05 Celestial Guidance: Sprint energy is high, but the Jira queue is higher. A code review clash may slow launch velocity; patience with legacy spaghetti and a stubborn AndroidStudio bug turns friction i…
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BlueskyMay 2026
You do not know how much patience you need from every small detail of life to life itself:)
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
The quality of being patient.
Origin: , from (modern ), from , from patiens, present active participle of suffer, experience, wait, ultimately from .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
"patience" means: The quality of being patient.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
"patience" means: The quality of being patient.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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“While tech like drones and sonar modernizes hunting and fishing, it also risks reducing the skill and patience that have long defined these traditions. Balancing innovation with heritage is key. Is Technology Taking the Sport Out of Hunting and Fishing?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[#Warcraft] Maintenance has completed & games are live. Thank you for your patience, everyone. See you in game!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🛠️The Company of Heroes 2 and Company of Heroes 3 servers will be offline for routine maintenance today from 2pm to 3pm Pacific Time (9pm to 10pm UTC). Be sure to wrap up your matches before then, and as always, thank you for your patience!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Two thoughts on shipping local-first tools. First, the architectural argument is slow. Local-first is not a feature; it is a different contract shape. Second, the audience is small but real, and that audience tends to ask better questions. The category is worth the patience.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“*scribbles a note to look into this* I've tried a couple of other methods, but I have the patience of a gnat sometimes. 😭”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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UK
#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(chiefly, British) Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
Heard in the wild
“I don’t know, unlike DS or Elden Ring you can’t really level up and smash enemies in Sekiro, so it’s always a brain teaser to beat bosses. I lost the patience for Isshin after that first time. Might be my favorite game ever though, Sekiro.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🔮 Aries's May 05 Celestial Guidance: Sprint energy is high, but the Jira queue is higher. A code review clash may slow launch velocity; patience with legacy spaghetti and a stubborn AndroidStudio bug turns friction into momentum. #techbro, #horoscope, #astrology, #Aries”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You do not know how much patience you need from every small detail of life to life itself:)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Smashing Pumpkins guitar solo in "Soma." Haunting, maddening, perfect for the song's subject. One of the best solos ever. Go to 3:29 of you don't have the patience for some reason and have your world rocked. youtu.be/GHLDcJ7dVSQ?...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“On Monday evening, Valve's Steam Controller was launched. Those who wanted to buy it needed luck and patience – the servers couldn't handle the rush.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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