patient: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of patient
adj
Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
Example: Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours.
Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
Example: patient endeavour
- obsolete
Physically able to suffer or bear.
Source: Wiktionary — patient.
noun
A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
Example: Hello, is your practice currently accepting new patients? I'd like to become a patient there if so.
The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
Example: The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.
One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
Listed forms: patients.
Source: Wiktionary — patient.
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Synonyms by meaning
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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
- affected role
- patient role
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is patient in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of patient
P(3) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of patient
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from patient
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