Definitions for Impatient
ɪmˈpeɪ ʃəntim·pa·tient

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. impatientadjective

   restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

   "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"

2. impatient(p), raring(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness

   "impatient to begin"; "raring to go"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. impatientadjective

   restless and intolerant of delays

2. impatientadjective

   anxious and eager, especially to begin something

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impatientadjective

   Etymology: impatient, Fr. impatiens, Latin.

   1. Not able to endure; incapable to bear.

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

   2. Furious with pain; unable to bear pain.

   The tortur'd savage turns around,
   And flings about his foam, impatient of the wound. Dryden.

   3. Vehemently agitated by some painful passion.

   To be impatient at the death of a person, concerning whom it was certain he must die, is to mourn because thy friend was not born an angel. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

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

   4. Eager; ardently desirous; not able to endure delay.

   The mighty Cæsar waits his vital hour,
   Impatient for the world, and grasps his promis'd pow'r. Dry.

   On the seas prepar'd the vessel stands;
   Th' impatient mariner thy speed demands. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impatient

   Impatient is a song by Finnish singer Anna Abreu from her third studio album, Just a Pretty Face? (2009). Abreu co-wrote the song with longtime collaborator Rauli Eskolin (known professionally as Rake), and Patric Sarin. Eskolin also produced the song, while Sarin provided additional backing vocals. "Impatient" is a Pop ballad. The song was released on 9 November 2009 in Finland, as the album's second single.

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1. impatient

   Impatient generally refers to someone who is not capable of withstanding or tolerating delay, trouble, or suffering without getting annoyed, anxious, or restless. It can also describe someone who wants or expects things to happen instantly or quickly, often showing a lack of calm or composure.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. Impatientadjective

   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

2. Impatientadjective

   not to be borne; unendurable

3. Impatientadjective

   prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies

4. Impatientnoun

   one who is impatient

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impatient

   im-pā′shent, adj. not able to endure or to wait: fretful: restless.—n. Impā′tience, want of patience.—adv. Impā′tiently.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Impatient in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Impatient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Impatient in a Sentence

1. Anne Morrow Lindbergh:

   The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach-waiting for a gift from the sea.

2. Jeh Johnson:

   He is often impatient with our sluggish government bureaucracy, can at times be very hands-on in resolving issues and problems that are brought to his personal attention, and is always mindful that we are public servants, ali works hard to do the right thing, and never acts, in my observation, for reasons of personal advancement or aggrandizement.

3. Alexander Zverev:

   I was very impatient. In a way, also was maybe paying attention to it too much, to the Grand Slams, i was just playing better tennis at the other tournaments. At Madrid, Rome, other Masters, the World Tour Finals.

4. Alexis Russell:

   I was over here, I turned around the light was red, and the truck got impatient for whatever reason and charged into the crowd, there’s at least three people, I look over I see people trying to push the truck back, and I just instantly got mad and ran over and tried to stop the truck. I tried to stop him, he grabbed (and) ripped my sign, and push me down drove off and that was it.

5. French President Emmanuel Macron:

   I'm impatient for European solutions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Impatient
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impatient
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Impatient
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impatient
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Impatient
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Impatient