Definition of PATIENT

patient

Plural: patients

Noun

  • A person receiving medical treatment.
  • a person who requires medical care
    • "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
  • the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
  • A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
  • The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
  • One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.

Adjective

  • Able to wait or tolerate without becoming annoyed.
  • enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
    • "a patient smile"
    • "was patient with the children"
    • "an exact and patient scientist"
    • "please be patient"

Adj

  • Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
  • Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
  • Physically able to suffer or bear.

Examples

  • a patient wait
  • A patient Words With Friends player will wait for the perfect moment to drop a bingo.
  • At the veterinary clinic, caring for the patients successfully and dealing with the patients’ owners successfully are both necessary skills.
  • Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours.
  • He felt like a Words With Friends patient, recovering slowly after a devastating loss.
  • Hello, is your practice currently accepting new patients? I'd like to become a patient there if so.
  • patient analysis
  • patient endeavour
  • The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pacient, from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of patior (“to suffer, endure”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate, hurt”).

Synonyms

affected role, patient role, composed

Antonyms

impatient, ;, agent, antsy, doer#Noun, macrophobic

Scrabble Score: 9

patient: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
patient: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patient: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

patient: valid Words With Friends Word