patient

patient: n

1. sick or ill person, infirm person, hospital case, case; asylum inmate, convalescent, outpatient, shut-in, valetudinarian; sufferer, victim, disease victim, accident victim, surgical case.

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2. uncomplaining, long-suffering, enduring, unmurmuring, stoical; resigned, passive, accepting, unresistant; amenable, compliant, complying, cooperative, accommodating, agreeable; forbearing, forgiving, tolerant, clement; willing, disposed, assenting; acquiescent, capitulating, submissive, yielding, lamblike.

3. calm, quiet, reposeful, serene, unruffled, unex-cited, unexcitable, imperturbable, unflappable; philosophical, tranquil, placid, peaceful, pacific; poised, balanced, steady; self-controlled, self-possessed, composed, collected, contained, Inf. together; nonchalant, at ease, dispassionate, Inf. cool; even-tempered, easygoing, relaxed, easy to get along with.

4. assiduous, sedulous, persistent, pertinacious; hardy, indefatigable, indomitable; persevering, plodding, tenacious, unremitting, Inf. stick-to-it-ive; resolute, resolved, inexorable, uncompromising; plucky, Inf. spunky, Sl. gutsy; unflinching, staunch, steadfast, unshakeable; unswerving, undeviating, unfaltering, firm, fixed; unwearied, untiring, unflagging.

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Patient(in) — Patient(in) … Deutsch Wörterbuch
patient — patient, iente [ pasjɑ̃, jɑ̃t ] adj. et n. • 1120; lat. patiens, patientis I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui a de la patience (I, 1o), fait preuve de patience. « Mais le Vieux, qui n était pas patient, cria : Enfin, fous moi donc la paix ! » (Ch. L. Philippe).… … Encyclopédie Universelle
patient — patient, ente (pa si an, an t ) adj. 1° Terme didactique. Qui souffre, reçoit l impression d un agent. • Dans les passions comme nous les considérons, l âme est patiente, et elle ne préside pas aux dispositions du corps, mais elle y sert,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
patient — Patient, [pati]ente. adj. Qui reçoit l impression d un agent physique. En ce sens il est renfermé dans le dogmatique. Tous les estres à l égard les uns des autres sont agents ou patiens. Il sign. aussi, Qui souffre les adversitez, les injures,… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Patient — Pa tient, n. 1. One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient. [1913 Webster] Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate that it often involves the agent and the patient. Gov. of Tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. A person under … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patient — Pa tient (p[=a] shent), a. [F., fr. L. patiens, entis, p. pr. of pati to suffer. Cf. {Pathos}, {Passion}.] 1. Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear. [1913 Webster] Patient of severest toil and hardship. Bp. Fell. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patient 13 — jeu de rôle Auteur Anthony Combrexelle Illustrateurs Anthony Combrexelle Willy Favre Matthias Haddad Éditeur John Doe Date de … Wikipédia en Français
patient — [pā′shənt] adj. [ME pacient < OFr < L patiens, patient, prp. of pati: see PASSION] 1. bearing or enduring pain, trouble, etc. without complaining or losing self control 2. refusing to be provoked or angered, as by an insult; forbearing;… … English World dictionary
patient — Under Title 11 U.S.C. Section 101: (40A) The term patient means any individual who obtains or receives services from a health care business. (40B) The term patient records means any written document relating to a patient or a record recorded in a … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Patient — Sm std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Übernommen aus l. patiēns ( entis) duldend, leidend , dem PPräs. von l. patī (passus sum) erdulden, hinnehmen, sich in einer Stimmung befinden . Ebenso nndl. patiənt, ne. patient, nfrz. patient, nschw. patient,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Patient — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Auch: • Patientin Bsp.: • Er ist Patient im Allgemeinen Krankenhaus. • Ich war der einzige Patient im Wartezimmer … Deutsch Wörterbuch

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