patient
/'peiʃənt/
Definition
Adjective:
- Enduring trying circumstances with even temper: Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
- Characterized by such endurance: Demonstrating or involving patience.
Noun:
- A person who requires medical care: An individual receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
- The semantic role: In linguistics, the entity that is directly involved in or affected by the action of the verb.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She was very patient while waiting for the test results.
- A good teacher must be patient with students who are struggling.
- Noun:
- The doctor saw her first patient at 9 a.m.
- The hospital can accommodate up to 500 patients.
Advanced Usage
- "Patient of" (archaic/formal): Tolerant or capable of enduring something.
- He was patient of the most severe criticisms.
- "Patient as..." (simile): Used in comparisons to describe extreme patience.
- She was as patient as a saint with the children.
Variants and Related Words
- Patience (n): The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
- Her patience with the complicated process was admirable.
- Patiently (adv): In a patient manner.
- He waited patiently for his turn.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Forbearing, tolerant, uncomplaining, stoic, persevering.
- Noun: Invalid, case, sick person, client (in some contexts like therapy).
Antonyms
- Adjective: Impatient, intolerant, restless.
Related Phrases
- Patient confidentiality: The ethical duty of a healthcare provider not to disclose information about a patient.
- The nurse explained the rules of patient confidentiality.
- Patient zero: The initial patient in the population sample of an epidemiological investigation.
- Scientists tried to trace the outbreak back to patient zero.
Adjective
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enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
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a patient smile
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was patient with the children
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an exact and patient scientist
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please be patient
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Noun
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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
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a person who requires medical care
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the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly
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