patient
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
a person or thing that undergoes some action.
Archaic. a sufferer or victim.
bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.
characterized by or expressing such a quality: a patient smile.
quietly and steadily persevering or diligent, especially in detail or exactness:a patient worker.
undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent).
Idioms about patient
patient of,
having or showing the capacity for endurance: a man patient of distractions.
susceptible of: This statement is patient of criticism.
Origin of patient
1Other words for patient
1 | invalid |
4 | uncomplaining, long-suffering, forbearing, resigned, passive, calm |
5 | quiet, serene, unruffled, unexcited, self-possessed, composed |
6 | sedulous, assiduous, untiring |
Opposites for patient
Other words from patient
- pa·tient·less, adjective
- pa·tient·ly, adverb
- pa·tient·ness, noun
- o·ver·pa·tient, adjective
- quasi-patient, adjective
- qua·si-pa·tient·ly, adverb
- su·per·pa·tient, adjective
- su·per·pa·tient·ly, adverb
- un·pa·tient, adjective
- un·pa·tient·ly, adverb
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How to use patient in a sentence
Tribole tells her patients not to change what they eat but how.
The NRA objects to doctors asking patients basic questions about gun ownership.
As I got better, I also got curious about what happened to other patients like me.
On the one hand, patients may not understand that viruses are the cause of most cold symptoms this time of year.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis | Russell Saunders | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the other hand, patients may not perceive much downside to taking the medications, even if they may not help much.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis | Russell Saunders | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I haven't much time for seeing any one, except my patients, and the people I meet in society.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensWhen patients are very nervous, it is well to spray the throat with cocain solution.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThey decided that his wishes ought to be followed, and that the patients must be entrusted to old nurse.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeI have many patients who came to me originally simply because they dared not face their family doctor.
Dope | Sax RohmerShe has since been repeatedly employed as a nurse to Small-pox patients, without experiencing any ill consequences.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward Jenner
British Dictionary definitions for patient
/ (ˈpeɪʃənt) /
enduring trying circumstances with even temper
tolerant; understanding
capable of accepting delay with equanimity
persevering or diligent: a patient worker
archaic admitting of a certain interpretation
a person who is receiving medical care
rare a person or thing that is the recipient of some action
Origin of patient
1Derived forms of patient
- patiently, adverb
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