patient
[ pey-shuhnt ]
/ ˈpeɪ ʃənt /
noun
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
a person or thing that undergoes some action.
Archaic.
a sufferer or victim.
adjective
Idioms for patient
- having or showing the capacity for endurance: a man patient of distractions.
- susceptible of: This statement is patient of criticism.
patient of,
Origin of patient
1275–1325; Middle English
pacient (adj. and noun) < Middle French < Latin
patient- (stem of
patiēns), present participle of
patī to undergo, suffer, bear; see
-ent
SYNONYMS FOR patient
1
invalid.
OTHER WORDS FROM patient
Words nearby patient
Example sentences from the Web for patiently
British Dictionary definitions for patiently
patient
/ (ˈpeɪʃənt) /
adjective
noun
a person who is receiving medical care
rare
a person or thing that is the recipient of some action
Derived forms of patient
patiently, adverbWord Origin for patient
C14: see
patience
Medical definitions for patiently
patient
[ pā′shənt ]
n.
One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.