Convalescent
[kɒnvə'les(ə)nt] or [,kɑnvə'lɛsnt]
Definition
(noun.) a person who is recovering from illness.
(adj.) returning to health after illness or debility; 'convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed' .
Inputed by Kirsten--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.
(a.) Of or pertaining to convalescence.
(n.) One recovering from sickness.
Checked by Flossie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Improving (in health), recovering.
Checker: Roland
Examples
- I was to have three weeks' convalescent leave and then return to the front. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- One battery, the siege guns and all the convalescent troops were sent on by water to Brazos Santiago, at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The convalescent leave started October fourth when my course was finished. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I don't believe self-inflicted jaundice entitles you to a convalescent leave. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- For that reason we did not spend a convalescent leave together. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Surgeons in charge of hospitals will report convalescents as fast as they become fit for duty. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Editor: Luke