1. Adjective
Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear.
2. Adjective
Undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long-suffering.
3. Adjective
Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent; as, patient endeavor.
4. Adjective
Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not overeager; composed.
5. Adjective
Forbearing; long-suffering.
6. Noun
ONe who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
7. Noun
A person under medical or surgical treatment; -- correlative to physician or nurse.
8. Verb
To compose, to calm.
9. Noun
a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
10. 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
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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