patience

noun/ˈpeɪʃns/CEFR B1

ধৈর্য

Meaning

The ability to stay calm and wait without getting angry.

Example sentences

Teaching children requires patience.বাচ্চাদের পড়াতে ধৈর্য লাগে।
Have patience, we're almost there.ধৈর্য ধরো, আমরা প্রায় পৌঁছে গেছি।
Teaching children requires great patience.শিশুদের শেখাতে অনেক ধৈর্য দরকার।
He waited with remarkable patience.সে অসাধারণ ধৈর্যের সাথে অপেক্ষা করল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: tolerance, endurance

Antonyms: impatience

Similar words, and what each means

tolerance
সহিষ্ণুতা, সহনশীলতা
Willingness to accept beliefs or behaviour different from one's own.
endurance
সহনক্ষমতা, ধৈর্যশক্তি
The ability to keep going through pain, effort, or difficulty for a long time.
forbearance
ধৈর্য, সহনশীলতা
Patient self-control when provoked.

Other English words for “ধৈর্য”

forbearance
Patient self-control when provoked.

Opposite words

impatience
অধৈর্য
The feeling of not wanting to wait or tolerate delay.
exasperation
চরম বিরক্তি, ধৈর্যচ্যুতি
Intense irritation and loss of patience.
anger
রাগ, ক্রোধ
A strong feeling of being upset or annoyed.

“patience” elsewhere on EnglishBD

“Down in the dumps” is a low mood that has lasted a while, not a moment's sadness; “at the end of your tether” is patience that has actually run out, not ordinary tiredness.
English Idioms about Feelings and Emotions →
'Run out of' always needs 'of' before a noun, but 'run out' can end a sentence on its own: 'My patience is running out.'
Phrasal Verbs with Run →
call for — This situation calls for a lot of patience.
Phrasal Verbs with Call →

Where this word is used

ধৈর্য — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“patience” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • রিটার্ন নীতি, পণ্য ফেরতের নিয়মাবলি
- • ধৈর্য
- • কারুশিল্প, কারিগরি দক্ষতা
- • চন্দন কাঠ, কাঠ
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ধৈর্য — patience (noun) — ধৈর্য. The ability to stay calm and wait without getting angry.
Which word is closest in meaning to “patience”?
- • tolerance
- • papa
- • preservation
- • journalism
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tolerance — tolerance — সহিষ্ণুতা, সহনশীলতা. Willingness to accept beliefs or behaviour different from one's own.

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