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English adjective: patient | |||
| 1. | patient enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance | ||
| Samples | A patient smile. Was patient with the children. An exact and patient scientist. Please be patient. | ||
| Similar | diligent, enduring, forbearing, long-suffering, longanimous, patient of, persevering, tolerant, unhurried | ||
| See also | tolerant, uncomplaining | ||
| Antonyms | impatient | ||
English noun: patient | |||
| 1. | patient (person) a person who requires medical care | ||
| Samples | The number of emergency patients has grown rapidly. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | case, diseased person, sick person, sufferer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alexic, analysand, arthritic, hypertensive, hypochondriac, hypotensive, index case, inmate, inpatient, outpatient, vaccinee | ||
| Member meronym | doctor-patient relation, nurse-patient relation | ||
| 2. | patient (communication) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | affected role, patient role | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | participant role, semantic role | ||
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