impatience

noun
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English impacience, from Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. By surface analysis, im- + patience.

  1. derived from impatientia
  2. derived from impacience
  3. inherited from impacience

Definitions

  1. The quality of being impatient

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA