patient

Adj

1. Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
2. Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
3. (obsolete) Physically able to suffer or bear.

Noun

1. A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
2. The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
3. One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.

Opposite of

agent, ;, doer#Noun

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pacient

In summary

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

sick person

enduring

forbearing

long-suffering

tolerant

sick

🤢

wait

calm

ill person

endure

persevering

patience

patient role

cool

🆒

affected role

be patient

kind

relaxed

☺️

uncomplaining

cool-headed

strong

bearing

sick man

forebearing

valetudinarian

have patience

gentle

ill

🤢

sufferer

earnest

stable

invalid

sensible

quiet

infirm

indulgent

indisposed

customer

hold back

case

guilt

good-tempered

persistent

persevere

😣

forbearingly

convalescent

calmed

perseverance

outpatient

obedient

Translations

patient

paziente

paciente

geduldig

Patient

paciente

patiënt

malade

🤢

pacjent

pacient

ασθενής

geduldig

zieke

cierpliwy

enfermo

🤢

Sentences

" Jellyfish can cause serious injuries ", the physician explained to the patient .