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im⋅pa⋅tient

  [im-pey-shuhnt]
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–adjective
1. not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
2. indicating lack of patience: an impatient answer.
3. restless in desire or expectation; eagerly desirous.
—Idiom
4. impatient of, intolerant of: impatient of any interruptions.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME impacient < L impatient- (s. of impatiēns) not enduring, not tolerating. See im- 2 , patient

Related forms:
im⋅pa⋅tient⋅ly, adverb
im⋅pa⋅tient⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. uneasy, unquiet. 1, 2. irritable, testy, fretful, violent, hot; curt, brusque, abrupt. 3. hasty, impetuous, precipitate, sudden.

Antonyms:
1. calm.
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im·pa·tient   (ĭm-pā'shənt)   
adj.  
  1. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.
  2. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant: impatient of criticism.
  3. Expressing or produced by impatience: an impatient scowl.
  4. Restively eager or desirous; anxious: impatient to begin.

[Middle English impacient, from Old French impatient, from Latin impatiēns, impatient- : in-, not; see in-1 + patiēns, present participle of patī, to suffer, endure; see patient.]
im·pa'tient·ly adv.
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Impatient

Im*pa"tient\, a. [OE. impacient, F. impatient, fr. L. impatiens; pref. im- not + patiens patient. See Patient.]

1. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under.

A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity. --Jer. Taylor.

Fame, impatient of extremes, decays Not more by envy than excess of praise. --Pope.

The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him. --Addison.

Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty. --Macaulay.

2. Not to be borne; unendurable. [Obs.] --Spenser.

3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies. --Shak.

Syn: Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager; fretful; intolerant; passionate.

Impatient

Im*pa"tient\, n. One who is impatient. [R.]
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Language Translation for : Impatient
Spanish: impaciente,
German: ungeduldig,
Japanese: せっかちな
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