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- pronunciation:
- ihm
peI
sh
 nt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
unwilling to wait patiently or endure delay.
The train was very late and people were becoming impatient.- antonyms:
- patient
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| definition 2: |
irritably intolerant of others' shortcomings.
He was an impatient man and difficult to work for.She gets impatient with salesclerks when they can't answer her questions.- antonyms:
- even-tempered, patient
- similar words:
- intolerant
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| definition 3: |
showing impatience.
She'd done it wrong again, and her supervisor let out an impatient sigh.- antonyms:
- patient
- similar words:
- tired
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| definition 4: |
restlessly awaiting or desiring.
He was impatient for success and tried a number of shortcuts.- antonyms:
- indifferent, patient
- similar words:
- on edge
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| related words: |
agog, eager, greedy, irritable, short, testy, weary |
adverb + (adj.)impatient
bit, increasingly, last, little, naturally, notoriously, quickly, suddenly, too
(adj.)impatient
+ adverb
abruptly
(adj.)impatient
+ noun
customer,
delay,
driver,
finger,
flick,
frown,
gardener,
gesture,
glance,
glare,
impatience,
inability,
interruption,
kick,
pace,
queue,
shake,
sigh,
tap,
tendency,
thief,
tone,
waiting,
watch,
wave,
whinny,
wrist
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| derivation: |
impatiently (adv.) |
The word impatient
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
imbalance, immaculate, immaterial, immature, immediate, immiscible, immobile, immodest, immortal, immovable, immune, immutable, impalpable, impartial, impassable, impatient, impeccable, impecunious, impenitent, imperfect, impermeable, impermissible, impersonal, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, implausible, impolite, imponderable, impossible, impotent, impregnable, improper, impropriety, improvise, imprudent, impudent, impunity, impure
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