patient


Meanings

  • a person who requires medical care;
    • "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
  • 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
  • enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance;
    • "a patient smile"
    • "was patient with the children"
    • "an exact and patient scientist"
    • "please be patient"
  • PATIENT adj -TIENTER, -TIENTEST able to endure disagreeable circumstances without complaint
  • PATIENT n pl. -S one who is under medical treatment


Scrabble Score: 9

patient is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

patient is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

patient is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

patient is a valid Words With Friends word