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patient

('p/eI//S//E/nt )

enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance(adj.all)

Example:
A patient smile.
Was patient with the children.
An exact and patient scientist.
Please be patient.

Antonym:
impatient

source: wordnet30
Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a person who requires medical care(noun.person)

Example:
The number of emergency patients has grown rapidly.

source: wordnet30
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(noun.communication)

Synonym:
affected role, patient role

source: wordnet30
ONe who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.(noun)

source: webster1913

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