patient

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

nounadjectivepa · tient

Be PA-tient: take a PA-use, then you’ll be patient.

Yes, it's patient. The tricky part is the middle sound: it’s spelled **-tient** (patient), not **-shent** or **-shant**.

Definitions

  1. adjectiveable to wait calmly without getting upset; not easily annoyed
  2. nouna person who is receiving medical care or treatment

Examples

  • Please be patient while I look up the answer.
  • The doctor spoke kindly to each patient in the waiting room.
  • It takes practice to stay patient when the line is long.

Synonyms

tolerantcalmunderstandingforbearingunhurried

Antonyms

impatient

Translations

ES pacientePT pacienteFR patient / patiente

Common misspellings

pashentpatentpaytientpatiantpateintpateantpatientepatiennt

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