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- pronunciation:
- peI
sh
 nt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person or animal undergoing medical treatment.
The patient listened carefully to the doctor's explanation.The dentist's waiting room was filled with patients.
- synonyms:
- case
- similar words:
- client, inmate, invalid, outpatient, victim
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adjective + (n.)patient
acute,
advanced,
cardiac,
chronic,
consecutive,
depressed,
diabetic,
dying,
elderly,
eligible,
ill,
immune,
medical,
mental,
mild,
nasal,
nursing,
obese,
pediatric,
persistent,
psychiatric,
renal,
severe,
sick,
surgical,
terminal,
uninsured
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verb + (n.)patient
administer, advise, assign, benefit, cure, enroll, evaluate, inform, prescribe, recover, refer, screen, treat
(n.)patient
+ verb
diagnose, discharge, exclude, exhibit, experience, infect, receive, sue, suffer, undergo
noun + (n.)patient
antibiotic,
arthritis,
asthma,
breast,
cancer,
caregiver,
chemotherapy,
clinic,
complication,
consent,
criteria,
dementia,
diabetes,
diagnosis,
dialysis,
discharge,
disease,
disorder,
doctor,
dose,
examination,
follow-up,
fracture,
health-care,
hospice,
hospital,
illness,
infection,
kidney,
lesion,
liver,
lung,
medication,
nurse,
nursing,
physician,
placebo,
prescription,
proportion,
provider,
radiation,
recurrence,
rehabilitation,
stroke,
surgeon,
surgery,
survival,
symptom,
syndrome,
therapist,
therapy,
transplant,
trauma,
treatment,
tuberculosis,
tumor
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
enduring misfortune, pain, or hardship calmly or without complaining.
His parents were patient folks who calmly accepted what they believed was their lot in life.- synonyms:
- long-suffering, tolerant
- antonyms:
- rebellious
- similar words:
- enduring, meek, philosophic, resigned, steadfast, stoic
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| definition 2: |
willing or able to wait calmly when faced with delay or obstacles, or when tempted to take immediate action.
Be patient. The bus will be here soon.They wanted to marry right away, but they were patient and decided to wait.- synonyms:
- forbearing
- antonyms:
- impatient
- similar words:
- calm, composed, cool, imperturbable, nonchalant, self-possessed, serene, unflappable
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| definition 3: |
steadily persevering; persisting.
She was remarkably patient in pursuing her goals.- synonyms:
- persevering, persistent
- antonyms:
- impatient
- similar words:
- assiduous, determined, diligent, dogged, industrious, sedulous, staunch, tenacious, tireless
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| definition 4: |
tolerant of others' shortcomings.
I was lucky to have a patient piano teacher.If you would be more patient with her, she would not be so afraid of you.- antonyms:
- impatient
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| definition 5: |
having or showing forbearance when faced with opposition or challenge from others.
The boss was patient and listened carefully to all the various objections to his proposal. |
| definition 6: |
marked by patience.
Being a counselor requires patient listening.She gave a patient response to the irate questioner in the audience.- antonyms:
- impatient
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| related words: |
passive, quiet, steady, understanding |
(adj.)patient
+ noun
advocacy, advocate, autonomy, characteristic, compliance, data, education, equipment, handling, information, motion, need, outcome, population, record, safety, satisfaction, task, transfer, visit
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| derivation: |
patiently (adv.) |
The word patient
contains the following parts:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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