Definitions for Impatience
ɪmˈpeɪ ʃənsim·pa·tience

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restlessness, impatiencenoun

   a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

2. impatiencenoun

   a restless desire for change and excitement

3. impatiencenoun

   a dislike of anything that causes delay

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impatiencenoun

   The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

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

1. Impatiencenoun

   Etymology: impatience, Fr. impatientia, Latin.

   1. Inability to suffer pain; rage under suffering.

   All the power of his wits has given way to his impatience. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   The experiment I resolved to make was upon thought, and not rashness or impatience. William Temple.

   2. Vehemence of temper; heat of passion.3. Inability to suffer delay; eagerness.

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1. impatience

   Impatience is a feeling of restlessness and intolerance often triggered by delays, inefficiency or having to wait. It often includes a sense of urgency or a desire for immediate action or results. This emotional state can lead to individuals acting hastily or impulsively.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impatiencenoun

   the quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid

2. Etymology: [OE. impacience, F. impatience, fr. L. impatientia.]

Matched Categories

1. • Ill Nature
   • Restlessness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Impatience in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Impatience in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Impatience in a Sentence

1. Franz Kafka:

   There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.

2. Franz Kafka:

   There are two main human sins from which all the others derive: impatience and indolence. It was because of impatience that they were expelled from Paradise, it is because of indolence that they do not return. Yet perhaps there is only one major sin: impatience. Because of impatience they were expelled, because of impatience they do not return.

3. Franz Kafka:

   There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring Impatience and Laziness.

4. Scott Morrison:

   The election will be called in April and the election will be held in May. We're not doing this with any haste and we're not doing it with any delay, i noticed Bill Shorten's frustration yesterday, but you know, that impatience is born of arrogance.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Impatience
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impatience
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Impatience
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Impatience