convalescent
/ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
adj
of convalescence or convalescents
noun
A person recovering from illness.
Example Sentences
- "So soon as Lady Anne was pronounced convalescent by the medical men, she insisted on discharging "that odious woman," the nurse,..."
- ""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 all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!""
- "She stayed in a convalescent hospital for two weeks before returning home."
- "I had been ill in health, but am now a convalescent."
Etymology
From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: convalescent, convalescens, *h₂welh₁-