impatient A2 Topic:Actions & Processes 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · eager and unwilling to... raring Word family Derived forms impassiveimpatienceimpatientlyimpatientnessunimpatient Etymology AI details From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient. impacient Old French impatiēns Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Actions & Processes markdown