English Explanatory Dictionary

impatient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
  2. Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.
  3. Not to be borne; unendurable.
  4. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ en-us-impatient.ogg

Word forms

impatient more impatient most impatient inpatient

Etymology

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.

Derived words

impassive impatience impatiently impatientness unimpatient
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