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adjective
Idiom1.
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.
4.
impatient of, intolerant of: impatient of any interruptions.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English impacient < Latin impatient- (stem of impatiēns) not enduring, not tolerating. See im-2, patient
1350–1400; Middle English impacient < Latin impatient- (stem of impatiēns) not enduring, not tolerating. See im-2, patient
Related forms
im·pa·tient·ly, adverb
im·pa·tient·ness, noun
un·im·pa·tient, adjective
un·im·pa·tient·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. uneasy, unquiet. 1, 2. irritable, testy, fretful, violent, hot; curt, brusque, abrupt. 3. hasty, impetuous, precipitate, sudden.
1. uneasy, unquiet. 1, 2. irritable, testy, fretful, violent, hot; curt, brusque, abrupt. 3. hasty, impetuous, precipitate, sudden.
Antonyms
1. calm.
1. calm.
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