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1. (adj.) impatient
not readily accepting interference; intolerant.
2. impatient
indicating lack of patience:
an impatient answer.
3. impatient
restless in desire or expectation; eagerly desirous.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME impacient < L impatiēns not tolerating)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) impatient
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
"impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"
2. (adj) impatient(p), raring(p)
(usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
"impatient to begin"; "raring to go"
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1. (adjective) impatient
annoyed by sth that does not happen as quickly or as well as it should
She's doing her best - don't be so impatient.; I'm less patient with my own children than I am with other people's.
2. impatient
eager to do sth or for sth to happen
She was impatient for the day of her wedding to arrive.; soldiers impatient to return home to their families
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) impatient
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. (adj) impatient
not to be borne; unendurable
3. (adj) impatient
prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies
4. (noun) impatient
one who is impatient
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Sense: not willing to wait or delay; not patient
Don't be so impatient; – it will soon be your turn.
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 Afrikaans: ongeduldig |
 Arabic: غَيْر صَبور |
 Bulgarian: нетърпелив |
 Brazilian: impaciente |
 Czech: netrpělivý |
 German: ungeduldig |
 Danish: utålmodig |
 Greek: ανυπόμονος |
 Spanish: impaciente |
 Estonian: kärsitu |
 Farsi: عجول |
 Finnish: kärsimätön |
 French: impatient |
 Hebrew: חֲסַר סַבלָנוּת |
 Hindi: अधीर |
 Croatian: nestrpljiv |
 Hungarian: türelmetlen |
 Indonesian: tidak sabar |
 Icelandic: óþolinmóður |
 Italian: impaziente |
 Japanese: せっかちな |
 Korean: 참을 수 없는 |
 Lithuanian: nekantrus |
 Latvian: nepacietīgs; neiecietīgs |
 Malay: tidak sabar |
 Dutch: ongeduldig |
 Norwegian: utålmodig |
 Polish: niecierpliwy |
 Persian: عجول |
 Pashto: بې صبره، بې حوصلى، |
 Portuguese: impaciente |
 Romanian: nerăbdător |
 Russian: нетерпеливый |
 Slovak: netrpezlivý |
 Slovenian: nepotrpežljiv |
 Serbian: nestrpljiv |
 Swedish: otålig |
 Thai: ใจร้อน |
 Turkish: sabırsız |
 Taiwanese: 不耐煩的 |
 Ukrainian: нетерплячий |
 Urdu: بے تحمّل |
 Vietnamese: thiếu kiên nhẫn |
 Chinese: 不耐烦的 |
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