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Meaning of "impatient" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPATIENT

impatient  [ɪmˈpeɪʃənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPATIENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impatient is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPATIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of impatient in the English dictionary

The first definition of impatient in the dictionary is lacking patience; easily irritated at delay, opposition, etc. Other definition of impatient is exhibiting lack of patience. Impatient is also foll by of intolerant or indignant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPATIENT


abortifacient
əˌbɔːtɪˈfeɪʃənt
absorbefacient
əbˌsɔːbɪˈfeɪʃənt
calefacient
ˌkælɪˈfeɪʃənt
coefficient
ˌkəʊɪˈfɪʃənt
deficient
dɪˈfɪʃənt
delirifacient
dɪˌlɪrɪˈfeɪʃənt
efficient
ɪˈfɪʃənt
febrifacient
ˌfɛbrɪˈfeɪʃənt
inpatient
ˈɪnˌpeɪʃənt
insufficient
ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt
liquefacient
ˌlɪkwɪˈfeɪʃənt
omnipatient
ˌɒmnɪˈpeɪʃənt
outpatient
ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt
parturifacient
pɑːˌtjʊərɪˈfeɪʃənt
patient
ˈpeɪʃənt
putrefacient
ˌpjuːtrɪˈfeɪʃənt
rubefacient
ˌruːbɪˈfeɪʃənt
somnifacient
ˌsɒmnɪˈfeɪʃənt
sorbefacient
ˌsɔːbɪˈfeɪʃənt
sufficient
səˈfɪʃənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPATIENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPATIENT

achievement quotient
assentient
balbutient
cancer patient
client
consentient
cosentient
discutient
dissentient
heartsink patient
insentient
intelligence quotient
panel patient
percutient
presentient
private patient
quotient
respiratory quotient
sentient
totient
volitient

Synonyms and antonyms of impatient in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPATIENT»

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

Translation of «impatient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPATIENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

不耐烦的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impaciente
570 millions of speakers

English

impatient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَافِذُ الصَّبْرُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нетерпеливый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impaciente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থিরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impatient
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidaksabaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungeduldig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いらいらしている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성급한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impatience
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiếu kiên nhẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधीरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabırsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impaziente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niecierpliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нетерплячий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nerăbdător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανυπόμονος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeduldig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otålig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utålmodig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impatient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPATIENT»

The term «impatient» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «impatient».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPATIENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impatient» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impatient» 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 impatient

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMPATIENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word impatient.
1
Isabel Allende
I confess that I am a messy, disorganized and impatient reader: if the book doesn't grab me in the first 40 pages, I abandon it. I have piles of half-read books waiting for me to get acute hepatitis or some other serious condition that would force me to rest so that I could read more.
2
Karen Armstrong
I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
3
W. H. Auden
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.
4
John Banville
I never went to university. I'm self-educated. I didn't go because I was too impatient, too arrogant.
5
Mikhail Baryshnikov
I'm an impatient person in many respects. I like to put myself in uncomfortable situations. It forces me to deliver.
6
Michael Buble
I think I'm a mama's boy who wanted to be a hockey player, who failed, and had to become a singer. I think that I'm a generous, impatient, kind, jerk.
7
James Buchan
We read too much Shakespeare at school, and view our parliamentary politics as dynastic drama, in which an impatient crown prince frets at his long subordination and begins to scheme for the throne he knows he merits, was promised and has earned.
8
Carmen Busquets
Investors are impatient and they are also desperate for the 'next big thing,' and they are not paying attention to the fact that the 'next big thing' can be an economic crisis that they have created by being very irresponsible with their power.
9
Jonathan Carroll
Old people are often impatient, but for what?
10
Lynda Carter
I want to do everything right now! This very minute. I am impatient, but yes I have goals. To be a real well-respected actress whom people know they can rely on to do a good job... whether they like me as a person or not!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPATIENT»

Discover the use of impatient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impatient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant
A lighthearted assessment of the medical, psychological, social and sexual aspects of conception shares advice for women on what they can do before contacting a doctor, explaining how to prepare oneself mentally and physically for pregnancy ...
Jean M. Twenge, 2012
2
Scala for the Impatient
This book will help object-oriented programmers build on their existing skills, allowing them to immediately construct useful applications as they gradually master advanced programming techniques.
Cay S. Horstmann, 2012
3
THE IMPATIENT OPTIMIST - BILL GATES IN HIS WORDS
Drawing on more than three decades of media coverage - print, electronic and online - this book offers real insight into the man behind the millions. Essential reading for anyone seeking wisdom from the world's entrepreneur extraordinaire.
Lisa Rogak, 2013
4
Impatient
Explains what impatience is, describes how children may feel when they are impatient, and tells the appropriate responses to this feeling.
Sarah Medina, 2007
5
Java SE 8 for the Really Impatient
This indispensable guide includes Coverage of using lambda expressions (closures) to write computation “snippets” that can be passed to utility functions The brand-new streams API that makes Java collections far more flexible and ...
Cay S. Horstmann, 2014
6
Lydia's Impatient Sisters: A Feminist Social History of ...
Lydia's Impatient Sistersoffers a social history of the everyday life of women, setting common experiences of labor, money, illness, and resistance in the context of the Roman imperial society.Luise Schottroff relates this history to ...
Luise Schottroff, 1995
7
The Impatient Gardener
Discusses lawn care and shows how to grow healthy trees, shrubs, groundcovers, flowers, vegetables, and house plants
Jerry Baker, 1983
8
Henri Poincaré: Impatient Genius
The book describes the life of Henri Poincaré, his work style and in detail most of his unique achievements in mathematics and physics.
Ferdinand Verhulst, 2012
9
The Impatient Beader
The QVC presenter shares everything she knows about beaded jewelry, including tools and techniques necessary for mastering the art of beading, as well as a list of the materials any beginning beader will need. Original.
Margot Potter, 2005
10
Impatient Pamela Wants a Bigger Family
After Pamela experiences how Sam and his seven brothers live on a daily basis, she begs her mother for a larger, more exciting family.
Mary Koski, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPATIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impatient is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Impatient thug who stabbed Quinton fish and chip shop owner must …
AN IMPATIENT thug who savagely stabbed an Quinton fish and chip shop owner because he forgot his regular order will have to wait until the ... «Halesowen News, Jul 15»
2
Horner impatient for Renault to fast-track upgrades
Red Bull is urging Renault to try to fast-track the introduction of Formula 1 engine upgrades for this season, on the back of some promising results from dyno ... «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
3
Norwich Public Utilities commission getting 'impatient' with slow city …
Norwich – The Board Commissioners of Public Utilities is growing “impatient” with the apparent lack of progress in the search for a new city ... «theday.com, Jul 15»
4
Signs you're the impatient friend
You expect your friend to text back right away- What are they doing? Why would they start a text conversation and then wander off without their ... «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Qld premier impatient with police minister
Qld premier impatient with police minister. by: By Marty Silk; From: AAP; July 13, 2015 12:32PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share. «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Prince Philip gets impatient and swears during photocall for Battle of …
An impatient Prince Philip was caught on camera during a photocall for the Battle of Britain and appeared to say: 'Just take the f****** picture.'. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Pregnancy test 'tweaking' is the latest trend for impatient parents
At-home pregnancy tests are usually the first — and nervous — steps in confirming or revoking a pregnancy suspicion. Many over-the-counter ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
8
Southerners impatient? No, we just know what we want
I think what this survey found is that people in the South aren't more impatient, they just don't believe in wasting time with such foolishness. «Mount Airy News, Jul 15»
9
Impatient Prince Philip caught saying the f-word
From executive producer of Lost a comes Colony. The new USA series stars Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies and Peter Jacobson. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
MacGill's five-fa: Impatience costing Aussies
I'm all for positive cricket and was way too impatient myself when I had the ball in my hand. It was blatantly obvious today that batsmen don't ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Impatient [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/impatient>. Apr 2024 ».
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