Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impatiency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pa-tien-cy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I am a most unhappy creature, proceeded he; unhappy from a strange impatiency of spirit, which I cannot conquer."

Etymology

From Latin impatientia + -ency.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: impatientia
Suffix: ency

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does impatiency mean?: Impatience.
Where does impatiency come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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