Difference between Convalescent and Recovering

What is the difference between Convalescent and Recovering?

Convalescent as a noun is a person recovering from illness. while Recovering as a verb is to get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

Convalescent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person recovering from illness.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness. Of convalescence or convalescents (see below).

Recovering

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

Example sentence: I am a recovering narcissist. I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it. It is actually drearier than self-love; it is unrequited self-love.

We hope you now know whether to use Convalescent or Recovering in your sentence.

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