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Encouragement vs Patience - What's the difference?

encouragement | patience |

As a noun encouragement

is the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

As a proper noun patience is

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encouragement

English

Alternative forms

* incouragement (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
  • All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
  • That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
  • To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.

    Synonyms

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    References

    (Webster 1913) ----

    patience

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being patient.
  • Any of various card games that can be played by one person. Called solitaire in the US. (card game).
  • Antonyms

    * impatience

    See also

    *garden patience ----