Dictionary Check: patient

"patient" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

Example: "a patient smile"
Antonyms:
noun

a person who requires medical care

Example: "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
noun

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

Advertisement