Spanish word

aguante

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈɣwante/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpatience

Example

No tengo aguante para discutir hoy.

I don't have the patience to argue today.

Illustration for aguante (patience)

More examples

No tengo aguante para esperar en la fila.

I have no patience to wait in line.

Core concept

A long-distance runner continuing despite exhaustion.

Common phrases

  • no tener aguante

    have no patience

  • poco aguante

    not much patience

  • tener aguante para

    have patience to

Similar words

paciencia: Ability to remain calm and composed through prolonged waiting or setbacks.
constancia: Habitual persistence that keeps effort consistent day after day until finished.

Definition in Spanish

Paciencia y fuerza para tolerar esfuerzos, molestias o situaciones difíciles por un tiempo.

Word origin

Built from aguantar 'to endure' plus -ante, a suffix that forms nouns of capacity or agency, giving a word for endurance or staying power.

Usage tips

  • Compared with paciencia, aguante is more about physical or emotional endurance in casual speech and paciencia is preferred for polite or formal patience.

Other meanings

  • staminanoun

Opposites

Related words

  • aguantartolerateverb
  • aguantabletolerableadjective

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