impatientness - 1 dictionary result
im⋅pa⋅tient
[im-pey-shuh
nt] 
–adjective
—Idiom| 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. |
| 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
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.
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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