convalescent

[kon-vuh-les-uhnt]

adjective

1. convalescing.

2. of or relating to convalescence or convalescing persons.

noun

1. a person who is convalescing.

Other Word Forms

• convalescently adverb
• postconvalescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convalescent¹

1650–60; < Latin convalēscent- (stem of convalēscēns ), present participle of convalēscere to convalesce; -ent

Example Sentences

Miners' social welfare payments also funded convalescent homes for injured miners.

From BBC

Around 6 a.m., radio traffic from the area called for more help evacuating a “four-story convalescent home” at the address of the MonteCedro community.

From Los Angeles Times

At 8:03 p.m., an emergency message alerts firefighters to another crisis: “Flames impinging on a convalescent hospital. Evacuations in progress. No fire department on scene.”

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the most pitiful image was of elderly residents being evacuated from a convalescent home in the city of Altadena, where the Eaton fire currently spans more than 2,000 acres.

From BBC

Sindle remembers liking that Cox had a job at the local convalescent hospital and a Chevy Monte Carlo, which he often slept in, parking it at a nearby church.

From Los Angeles Times