Antonyms for convalescent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kon-vuh-les-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs ənt |
Definition of convalescent
Origin :- 1650s, from French convalescent, from Latin convalescentem (nominative convalescens), present participle of convalescere (see convalesce). As a noun, attested from 1758.
- adj improving, recuperating
- Lucretia, when convalescent, would also come to the farm to rest and get strong.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Then she helped the convalescent to put on a few loose drapings.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- He was convalescent, both in body and spirit, but convalescence brought no joy.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
- “Yes, indeed,” responded the convalescent, with beaming face.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- But those three braves yonder are something more than convalescent.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
- What happened in the room of the convalescent was never related to Peggy McGuire.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- Besides, it was nice to be waited on and to be next to the room where the convalescent was.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- There were no new cases by this time, and the other patients were convalescent.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Nothing of an annoying or irritating nature must be broached to the convalescent just yet.
- Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- On the fifth day we were able to proceed and to take the convalescent man with us.
- Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
Synonyms for convalescent
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