English Explanatory Dictionary

impatience

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impatience.wav

Word forms

impatience impatiences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English impacience, from Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. By surface analysis, im- + patience.

Synonyms

haste

Antonyms

patience

Related words

impassivity

Derived words

inheritance impatience
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