Patience is the the quality as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper or irritation.Patience is a person's ability to wait something out or endure something tedious, without getting riled up. Having patience means you can remain calm, even when you've been waiting forever or dealing with something painstakingly slow or trying to teach someone how to do something and they just don't get it. It involves acceptance and tolerance.