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If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news you get, it is against the national interest.
Jimmy Breslin

Meaning of "impatience" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPATIENCE

impatience  [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPATIENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impatience is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMPATIENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

impatience

Patience

Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one can take before negativity. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast. Antonyms include hastiness and impetuousness.

Definition of impatience in the English dictionary

The definition of impatience in the dictionary is lack of patience; intolerance of or irritability with anything that impedes or delays. Other definition of impatience is restless desire for change and excitement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPATIENCE


affections
əˈfɛkʃəns
conscience
ˈkɒnʃəns
consentience
kənˈsɛnʃəns
convolutions
ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃəns
deficience
dɪˈfɪʃəns
dissentience
dɪˈsɛnʃəns
insufficience
ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəns
Lutyens
ˈlʌtʃəns
patience
ˈpeɪʃəns
proficience
prəˈfɪʃəns
sentience
ˈsɛnʃəns
sufficience
səˈfɪʃəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPATIENCE

impassably
impasse
impassibility
impassible
impassibleness
impassibly
impassion
impassioned
impassionedly
impassionedness
impassive
impassively
impassiveness
impassivity
impastation
impaste
impasto
impatiens
impatient
impatiently

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPATIENCE

ambience
at your convenience
at your earliest convenience
audience
Bachelor of Science
computer science
conference
convenience
experience
geoscience
inconvenience
life science
Master of Science
neuroscience
obedience
political science
resilience
science
social science
target audience
work experience

Synonyms and antonyms of impatience in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPATIENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impatience» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impatience

Translation of «impatience» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPATIENCE

Find out the translation of impatience to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impatience from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impatience» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

急躁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impaciencia
570 millions of speakers

English

impatience
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधीरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَفَاذُ الصَّبْرُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нетерпение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impaciência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠাসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impatience
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Impaste
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ungeduld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성급함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impass
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thiếu kiên nhẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

impaste
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थांबा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

macunlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impazienza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zniecierpliwienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нетерпіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nerăbdare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανυπομονησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeduld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otålighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utålmodighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impatience

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPATIENCE»

The term «impatience» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.699 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPATIENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impatience» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impatience» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impatience

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMPATIENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word impatience.
1
Eric Alterman
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the tactics of the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's easy to understand the inspiration for its anger as well as its impatience.
2
W. H. Auden
Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.
3
Hans Blix
If public opinion still endorses military action that's one thing, but if they wait maybe it will not. So it's not only impatience, but there are several other factors.
4
Jimmy Breslin
If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news you get, it is against the national interest.
5
Rita Mae Brown
Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience.
6
Ursula Burns
Impatience is a virtue.
7
Teju Cole
There was a feeling during the years of George W. Bush's presidency that his gracelessness as well as his appetite for war were linked to his impatience with complexity. He acted 'from the gut,' and was economical with the truth until it disappeared.
8
Charles Caleb Colton
Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength.
9
Brant Daugherty
I can be impatient. But I don't think it's always a bad habit. Sometimes a little impatience can be a good thing. It keeps you motivated.
10
Richard Hammond
I like to think that my arrogance, impetuosity, impatience, selfishness and greed are the qualities that make me the lovable chap I am.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPATIENCE»

Discover the use of impatience in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impatience and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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William Sloane Coffin Jr.: A Holy Impatience
This book encompasses Coffin’s turbulent private life as well as his flamboyant, joyful public career, while dramatically illuminating the larger social movements that consumed his days and defined his times.
Warren Goldstein, 2008
2
On Impatience and Policy Effectiveness
An increasing body of evidence suggests that the behavior of the economy has changed in many fundamental ways over the last decades.
Silvia Sgherri, Tamim Bayoumi, 2009
3
Planting the Impatience
UNIQUE TRANSFORMATIVE SELF-HELP / PSYCHOLOGY BOOK USING METAPHORS AS CHANGE AGENTS Einstein: 'the same brain that created a problem cannot be used to solve it'.
K. U. Brugg, 2011
4
Weeding Impatience: Growing in Patience
Impatience caused Eve to disobey her loving God by eating the forbidden fruit, which brought shame and separation from God to all people. She did not allow herself to wait for God's best, choosing instead to satisfy the lust of her eyes and her ...
Louima Lilite, 2013
5
The Patient Impatience: From Boyhood to Guerilla: a Personal ...
Intertwines the author's personal life with the history of Nicaragua to present a portrait of the Nicaraguan Revolution
Tomás Borge, 1992
6
Impatience: Franz Kafka on Paradise, Sin and Hope
This photographic essay celebrates the beauty of the planet Earth, asking questions about the road the human race is taking.
Karol Kállay, Franz Kafka, 2007
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The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics: World, Finitude, ...
Thus what really oppresses us is more this impatience. We want to escape from our impatience. Is boredom then this impatience? Is boredom therefore not some waiting, but this being impatient, not wanting or being able to wait, and for this ...
Martin Heidegger, 2001
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Blanchot, Extreme Contemporary
Patience and impatience begin here, in Blanchot's text, to gather together and disperse according to a peculiar movement of similarity and difference, reciprocal intensification and abolition. At times, while it remains a calculated decision to ...
Leslie Hill, 1997
9
Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life
Whatever the nature of our impatience, we want to leave the physical or mental state in which we find ourselves and move to another, less uncomfortable place. When we express our impatience, we reveal our desire that things will change as  ...
Donald P. McNeill, Douglas A. Morrison, Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2005
10
The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology
Tush, an exclamation of impatience. (E. Formerly twiih, an expression of disgust Cf. piih and tut. Tusk (E.) A. S. hue, usually spelt tux also fwux, a tusk. Prob. for twite*, as I 'a double tooth ;' from A.S. twis, double allied to twd, two. See Two.
Walter W. Skeat, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPATIENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impatience is used in the context of the following news items.
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Donald Tusk, Angela Merkel worrying about 'revolution' if Greece …
“I can feel, maybe not a revolutionary mood, but something like widespread impatience. When impatience becomes not an individual but a ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Greek debt crisis: Angela Merkel urges German MPs to back bailout …
“I can feel, maybe not a revolutionary mood, but something like widespread impatience. When impatience becomes not an individual but a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Why the Merchant of Venice is on the money | Stage | The Guardian
The danger is that conceiving of matters of the intellect as transactions might lead to a certain impatience, a sense of entitlement, or even a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Greek Bailout: Germans Vote On Deal Nobody Believes In - Breitbart
I can feel, maybe not a revolutionary mood, but something like widespread impatience. When impatience becomes not an individual but a ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
5
Ashes 2015: Live Scores, video, updates & highlights | Second Test …
“The impatience that England has shown in the field has matched the impatience Australia showed in day one at Cardiff,” Aussie Test great Ian ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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One Year Later, Remembering Eric Garner - The New York Times
A year after Eric Garner was killed by a police officer who placed him in a chokehold, a cloud of anger and impatience still hangs over the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Tusk: Europe was 'close to catastrophe' over Greece | News …
I can feel, maybe not a revolutionary mood, but something like widespread impatience. When impatience becomes not an individual but a ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
8
John Smoltz says Mets pitching rotation has 'got more talent' than …
... in the Baseball Hall of Fame later this month, also said the league's impatience with garnering fast results could hinder young pitchers. «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
9
Russell Simmons leads protest over inaction on NYC horse carriage …
... joined by a group that wants to outlaw horse-drawn carriages in New York City, demonstrated growing impatience Thursday with Mayor Bill ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
10
BHGP EXCLUSIVE: BLACK & GOLD FOOTBALL SURVEY #2 …
... turn yourself in, despite the fact that your loving wife is no doubt at home, looking at the kitchen clock with increasing impatience and worry? «Black Heart Gold Pants, Jul 15»

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