Patient — synonyms, patient antonyms, definition

1. patient (a)

accepting assiduous attentive calm clement composed considerate controlled cool diligent easygoing exacting forbearing forgiving generous imperturbable indefatigable indulgent industrious kindly • • •

2. patient (Noun)

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patient (Noun) — A person who requires medical care. ex. "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"

patient (Noun) — 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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3. patient (Adjective)

impatient

patient (Adjective) — Enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance. ex. "a patient smile" ex. "was patient with the children" ex. "an exact and patient scientist" ex. "please be patient"