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 === Noun === pazienza f (plural pazienze) patience, endurance, forbearance Synonyms: alma, sopportazione, tolleranza Antonym: impazienza (rare or obsolete) suffering Synonyms: patimento, sofferenza (nautical) synonym of cavigliera (“belaying rack”) synonym of erba pazienza (“patience dock”) ==== Related terms ==== === Interjection === pazienza oh well, too bad, never mind === Further reading === pazienza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === pianezza