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patient

patient

343 1.9
Able to stay calm and not get annoyed when waiting
  • adjective
  • /ˈpeɪʃənt/
translation icon : paciente
  • You taught me to be patient, not to answer violence with violence.

It's the process and, you know, be patient, you know, don't lose heart.

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Examples

  • If you want to learn a musical instrument, you need to be patient and practice regularly.

  • You've been patient with me and tried to help me.

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

  • Keep the golden rule, be patient, Time brings all good things.

  • I am the least patient person in the world.

    Patricia Bright

  • Just be patient, and you will get your education.

    Milarepa (2025)

  • I think you could be a bit more patient.

    So Undercover (2012)

  • There was no anger in his voice, only a patient desire for her to understand.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • But you've been so patient and I appreciate it.

  • "Why do you ask?" He nodded, patient as an instructor with a slow pupil.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Be patient with yourself.

    Last Chance Charlene (2022)

Synonyms

forbearing
vspatient
1 7.2

Being calm and patient when other people make them angry

tolerates delays or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious

Antonyms

impatient
97 2.8

Quickly annoyed when having to wait

Compounds

patient zero
  • Specialized
3 7.0

First known person infected in an outbreak who may spread the disease to others

patient of
1 6.0

Can accept problems or criticism calmly without complaining

patient zero
1 6.8

Person who is the first source of a spreading trend, like a rumor or scandal

nurse-patient relation
  • Formal
3.9

The way a nurse and a patient work together, with the nurse trying to help and protect the patient's health

patient role
  • Specialized
8.5

A person or thing that an action happens to in a sentence

physician-patient privilege
  • Formal
6.5

A legal right that keeps what a patient tells their doctor private unless the patient agrees to share it

worst patient
  • Informal
7.9

A patient who does not follow health advice and is hard to treat

How Patient

forbearing
1 7.2
patient
343 1.9
tolerant
72 3.2

Surface Forms

patient positive

Etymology

Patient comes from the Latin verb patior, 'to suffer', and shares the same root as patience, so to be patient is to calmly accept delays or problems without anger.