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impatience

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
im-pa-tience
IPA
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *peh₁-, impacience, impatientia

Usage

Inflected Forms

impatiences (plural)

Phrases

inheritance impatience

Frequently Paired Words

impassivity

Synonyms

haste restlessness

Antonyms

patience

Rhymes With

patience

Questions

How do you pronounce impatience?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/.
What does impatience mean?
The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.
Where does impatience come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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