(con-va-les-cent) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. recovering health after illness or injury.

Example Sentence

We visited the convalescent in the hospital.

More Example Sentences

My friend felt better after being convalescent.

Synonyms

recovering; healing; improving

Antonyms

sick; ill; unwell

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Rhymes

  • bessent
  • crescent

  • depressant
  • fluorescent
  • incessant
  • quiescent
  • suppressant
  • tumescent

  • adolescent
  • convalescent
  • effervescent
  • evanescent
  • incandescent
  • iridescent
  • luminescent
  • obsolescent

  • antidepressant
  • preadolescent