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pa·ter·nal adjective 1 : FATHERLY

2 : related through or inherited or derived from a father

— pa·ter·nal·ly adverb

pa·ter·nal·ism noun : a system under which an authority treats those under its control paternally (as by regulating their conduct and supplying their needs)

pa·ter·ni·ty noun 1 : FATHERHOOD

2 : descent from a father

1path noun, plural paths 1 : a trodden way

2 : a line of travel : ROUTE

— path·less adjective

Synonyms

[1] footpath, trace, track, trail—more at TRAIL

[2] course, line, route, track, way; also circle, circuit, loop, orbit; flight path, trajectory; ascent, descent

2path or pathol abbreviation pathology

path·break·ing adjective : TRAILBLAZING

pa·thet·ic adjective 1 : evoking tenderness, pity, or sorrow

2 : pitifully inadequate

— pa·thet·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

depressing, dismal, dreary, heartbreaking, melancholy, sad, sorry, tearful—more at SAD

path·find·er noun : one that discovers a way; especially : one that explores untraveled regions to mark out a new route

patho·gen noun : a specific agent (as a bacterium) causing disease

— patho·gen·ic adjective

— patho·ge·nic·i·ty noun

pa·thog·ra·phy noun : biography focusing on a person's flaws and misfortunes

pa·thol·o·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : the study of the essential nature of disease

2 : the abnormality of structure and function characteristic of a disease

— path·o·log·i·cal adjective

— pa·thol·o·gist noun

pa·thos noun : an element in experience or artistic representation evoking pity or compassion

path·way noun : PATH

pa·tience noun 1 : the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient

2 chiefly British : SOLITAIRE 2

Synonyms

forbearance, long-suffering, sufferance, tolerance; also acquiescence, resignation; passivity, compliance, docility, obedience, subordination, willingness; discipline, self-control; submission

Antonyms

impatience

1patient adjective 1 : bearing pain or trials without complaint

2 : showing self-control : CALM

3 : steadfast despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity : PERSEVERING

— pa·tient·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] forbearing, long-suffering, stoic, tolerant, uncomplaining; also lenient; acquiescent, passive, resigned, unresistant, unresisting, yielding; agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, docile, obedient, submissive, subordinate, tractable, willing; slavish, subservient; amiable, obliging; collected, composed, constrained, contained, curbed, inhibited, repressed, restrained; disciplined, self-contained; apathetic, unresponsive

Antonyms

complaining, fed up, impatient, protesting

[3] dogged, insistent, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious—more at PERSISTENT

2patient noun : one under medical care

pa·ti·na noun, plural pa·ti·nas or pa·ti·nae 1 : a green film formed on copper and bronze by exposure to moist air

2 : a superficial covering or exterior

pa·tio noun, plural pa·ti·os 1 : a court or enclosure adjacent to a building : COURTYARD

2 : an often paved area near a dwelling used esp. for outdoor dining

pa·tois noun, plural pa·tois [ORIGIN: F]

1 : a dialect other than the standard dialect; especially : uneducated or provincial speech

2 : the characteristic special language of an occupational or social group : JARGON

Synonyms

argot, cant, dialect, jargon, language, lingo, patter, slang, vocabulary—more at DIALECT

pa·tri·arch noun 1 : a man revered as father or founder (as of a tribe)

2 : a venerable old man

3 : an ecclesiastical dignitary (as the bishop of an Eastern Orthodox see)

— pa·tri·ar·chal adjective

— pa·tri·arch·ate noun

— pa·tri·ar·chy noun

1patrician noun : a person of high birth : ARISTOCRAT

2patrician adjective : of, relating to, or characteristic of patricians

Synonyms

aristocratic, genteel, gentle, grand, highborn, noble, wellborn—more at NOBLE

pat·ri·cide noun 1 : one who murders his or her own father

2 : the murder of one's own father

pat·ri·mo·ny noun : something (as an estate) inherited