convalescent
/ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/
convalescent adjective: recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
Adjective
convalescent (not comparable)
- recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
- So soon as Lady Anne was pronounced convalescent by the medical men, she insisted on discharging "that odious woman," the nurse,...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLVI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 282
- "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- of convalescence or convalescents
- She stayed in a convalescent hospital for two weeks before returning home.
Noun
convalescent (plural convalescents)
- A person recovering from illness.
- I had been ill in health, but am now a convalescent.
convalescent meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
convalescent in Tamil
- நோய் ஆறுகின்ற
convalescent in Malayalam
- സുഖപ്പെട്ടു വരുന്ന, സുഖപ്പെട്ടു വരുന്ന വ്യക്തി
Forms of convalescent
| plural | convalescents |
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Origin of convalescent
From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
Words formed from convalescent
Phrases with convalescent
Words that rhyme with convalescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
- detumescent
Questions about convalescent
- What does convalescent mean?
- Convalescent means recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
- What is convalescent in Tamil?
- Convalescent in Tamil is நோய் ஆறுகின்ற. See Convalescent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is convalescent?
- Convalescent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce convalescent?
- Convalescent is pronounced /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/.
Words near convalescent in the dictionary
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