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Definition: Convalescent |
ConvalescentAdjective1. Of or for or relating to convalescence or convalescents; "convalescent home". 2. Returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed". Noun1. A person who is recovering from illness. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "convalescent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references) |
Synonym: ConvalescentSynonym: recovering (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Restoration | Adjective: restored; Verb: redivivus, convalescent; in a fair way; none the worse; rejuvenated. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Convalescent |
| English words defined with "convalescent": aftercare ♦ Convalesced, Convalescently ♦ light diet ♦ To be on the mending hand ♦ uninterrupted. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "convalescent": AMBULANCE DRIVER ♦ HOME ATTENDANT, home health aide, Homemaker Services, HOMILETICS ♦ NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL, NURSE, STAFF, COMMUNITY HEALTH ♦ PHYSIATRIST, physical medicine specialis, public-health nurs. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Convalescent" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (aftercare, convalescent), Romanian (convalescent). |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Convalescent (1912) | |
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 | Table showing sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of serological tests for antibody to A antigen of Blastomyces dermatitidis in early convalescent phase sera. Credit: CDC. |  | U. S. Base Hospital Number 3, Vauclaire, France. : Field barracks, convalescent patients. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | U. S. Army Base Hospital Number 17, Dijon, France. : Cheering up the convalescent boys with sweets. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Line engravings published in "Harper's Weekly", January-June 1863, page 300, depicting scene on board the U.S. Navy's Western Rivers hospital ship during the Civil War. The scene at left, entitled "The Sister", shows a nurse attending to a patient. That at right shows a convalescent ward. The middle view is of a lonely grave on the river bank. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Poster from the "What the Navy is Doing" series, published by the Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York, circa 1919. Text below the pictures reads: "The above views were taken at one of our Naval Hospitals, which has adopted a method of keeping convalescent patients occupied and thus relieving the monotony of this inactive period. The men are taught to make various articles, such as rugs, leather purses and knotted belts. These articles are sold and the proceeds given to the men. Special attention is paid to those maimed during the war, who are being trained to care for themselves in spite of their injuries.". Credit: NAVY. |  | Convalescent. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Washington, D.C. Convalescent soldiers and others outside quarters of the Sanitary Commission Home Lodge. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A Convalescent, Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The convalescent. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Kate Macy Ladd Convalescent Home, Far Hills, New Jersey. Portrait of Aunt Kate. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | For fear of fatiguing or of annoying the convalescent, he got behind him to smile upon him. |
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Health | Additionally, the levels of these soluble receptors were highest in severely ill patients, as compared with patients who had mild HPS. In patients who survived the acute illness, the levels of soluble cytokine receptors for TNF and IL-2 decreased during the convalescent period. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HOMILETICS, n. The science of adapting sermons to the spiritual needs, capacities and conditions of the congregation. So skilled the parson was in homiletics That all his normal purges and emetics To medicine the spirit were compounded With a most just discrimination founded Upon a rigorous examination Of tongue and pulse and heart and respiration. Then, having diagnosed each one's condition, His scriptural specifics this physician Administered -- his pills so efficacious And pukes of disposition so vivacious That souls afflicted with ten kinds of Adam Were convalescent ere they knew they had 'em. But Slander's tongue -- itself all coated -- uttered Her bilious mind and scandalously muttered That in the case of patients having money The pills were sugar and the pukes were honey. Biography of Bishop Potter |
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| "Convalescent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 82.14% of the time. "Convalescent" is used about 56 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 82.14% | 46 | 50,285 |
| Noun (singular) | 17.86% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 56 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "convalescent": convalescent home ♦ convalescent hospital ♦ convalescent leave ♦ convalescent slowly. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "convalescent": pre-convalescent. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "convalescent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që po rimerr veten. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متماثل للشفاء, نقاهي, نقاهة (convalescence, recovery, recuperation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | възстановяващ се. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 疗养. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zotavující se, rekonvalescent. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rekreationshjem (convalescent home), rekonvalescenthjem (convalescent home, convalescent hospital), rekonvalescentafdeling (convalescent department), efterbehandlingsklinik (convalescent hospital). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | sanatorium (convalescent home, hospital, medical institution, sanatorium), ruisthuis (convalescent home), nazorgkliniek (convalescent hospital), herstellingsoord (convalescent home, hospital, medical institution, recreation locality, recreation place, sanatorium), dienst voor herstellenden (convalescent department), afdeling voor herstellenden (convalescent department). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | toipilas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | convalescent. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Genesende. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αναρρωνύων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מחלים (on the mend). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lábadozó (semi-invalid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | convalescente. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | aalaanaghey (convalesce, convalescence, rehabilitation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onvalescentcay convalescente. (various references) convalescent. (various references) выздоравливающий. (various references) oporavljenik, oporavljenički. (various references) convaleciente. (various references) tillfriskande, konvalescent. (various references) iyileşmekte olan kimse, iyileşme (amelioration, betterment, cicatrization, convalesce, getting better, healing, improvement, recovery, recruitment, recuperation, upswing), iyileşen. (various references) одужуючий. (various references) người dưỡng bệnh, đang lại sức. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "convalescent": convalescents. (additional references) | |
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"Convalescent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conialescent, convalesent, convelescent, convolescent. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "convalescent" (pronounced kÄ'nvule"sunt) |
| 7 | -u l e" s u n t | adolescent, obsolescent, preadolescent. |
| 5 | -e" s u n t | antidepressant, Crescent, depressant, effervescent, evanescent, fluorescent, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, luminescent, quiescent, suppressant, tumescent. |
| 4 | -s u n t | absent, adjacent, complacent, complaisant, conversant, decent, dispersant, docent, indecent, innocent, lucent, magnificent, nascent, recent, reminiscent, reticent, translucent. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complainant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convenient, convent, convergent, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, luxuriant, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-n-n-o-s-t-v" | |
-2 letters: coalescent, convalesce, covalences. | |
-3 letters: canescent, conclaves, covalence, covenants. | |
-4 letters: acescent, acetones, alencons, canteens, cenacles, centavos, centones, cleanest, coalesce, coenacts, concaves, conceals, concents, conclave, connects, convects, convenes, convents, cosecant, covalent, covenant, enclaves, ensconce, lactones, loveseat, nascence, neonates, nonelect, notecase, valences. | |
-5 letters: accents, acetone, acetose, alcoves, alencon, ancones, avocets, cancels, cannels, canteen, cantles, cantons, celesta, cenacle. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-n-n-o-s-t-v" | |
+1 letter: convalescents. | |
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