impatient

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8301

Meanings

1

adj
Easily annoyed by waiting or delays.

He grew impatient as the train was delayed again and again.
2

adj
Eager and unwilling to wait, especially to do or have something.

The children were impatient to open their presents.

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Synonyms

2 adj · eager and unwilling to... raring

Word family

Derived forms impassive impatience impatientlyimpatientnessunimpatient

Etymology

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.

impacient Old French impatiēns Latin

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# impatient

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/
**Frequency rank:** 8301

## Meanings
1. Easily annoyed by waiting or delays.
2. Eager and unwilling to wait, especially to do or have something.

## Examples
- He grew impatient as the train was delayed again and again.
- The children were impatient to open their presents.

## Derived Forms
- impassive
- impatience
- impatiently
- impatientness
- unimpatient

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: impacient
- Root: impatiēns
- Affix: im- - not

## Etymology
From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.

## AI Etymology
Impatient comes from Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “Easily annoyed by waiting or delays” and “Eager and unwilling to wait, especially to do or have something”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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