patient
adjective
[ ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt ]
• able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
• "be patient, your time will come"
Similar:
forbearing,
uncomplaining,
tolerant,
long-suffering,
resigned,
stoical,
calm,
composed,
serene,
even-tempered,
tranquil,
imperturbable,
unexcitable,
accommodating,
understanding,
indulgent,
kind,
considerate,
unflappable,
cool,
longanimous,
equanimous,
inexcitable,
persevering,
persistent,
tenacious,
diligent,
assiduous,
indefatigable,
dogged,
determined,
resolved,
resolute,
obstinate,
insistent,
single-minded,
purposeful,
pertinacious,
patient
noun
• a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
• "many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was"
Similar:
sick person,
case,
sufferer,
victim,
invalid,
convalescent,
outpatient,
day patient,
inpatient,
hospital patient,
the sick,
the infirm,
valetudinarian,
• the semantic role of a noun phrase denoting something that is affected or acted upon by the action of a verb.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati .
