impatient
pronunciation
How to pronounce impatient in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpeɪʃnt]
How to pronounce impatient in American English:
US [ɪmˈpeɪʃnt]
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- Adjective:
- restless or short of temper under delay or opposition
- (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
Word Origin
- impatient (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French impacient (Modern French impatient), from Latin impatientem (nominative impatiens) "that cannot bear, intolerant, impatient," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + patiens (see patience). Related: Impatiently.
Antonym
Example
- 1. How long before you get impatient and agitated ?
- 2. Food for thought : does fast food make us impatient ?
- 3. Were you so convinced that you were right and just impatient to prove it ?
- 4. I wrote this book for impatient readers who want to start programming with scala right away .
- 5. But the imf board is already impatient with the washington-based fund 's high exposure to the risky greek bailout .