patient āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ patient āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ Bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance with calmness.Marked by or exhibiting calm endurance of pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance.Tolerant; understanding: an unfailingly patient leader and guide. Persevering; constant: With patient industry, she revived the failing business and made it thrive. Capable of calmly awaiting an outcome or result; not hasty or impulsive.Capable of bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance: "My uncle Toby was a man patient of injuriesâ ( Laurence Sterne). One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.Linguistics A noun or noun phrase identifying one that is acted upon or undergoes an action. Also called goal.Archaic One who suffers.