Convalescent Meaning
/ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjrecovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
adjof convalescence or convalescents
Sentence Examples
This food is perfect for a convalescent.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital set aside a separate wing for ____ patients who need nursing care.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This food is perfect for a ____.
Word Origin & History
From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"So soon as Lady Anne was pronounced convalescent by the medical men, she insisted on discharging "that odious woman," the nurse,..."
— 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLVI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 282:
""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!""
— 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital set aside a separate wing for ____ patients who need nursing care.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This food is perfect for a ____.