Dictionary:
im·pa·tience (ĭm-pā'shəns) ![]() |
| Antonyms: impatience |
Definition: inability, unwillingness to wait
Antonyms: control, ease, endurance, forbearance, patience, tolerance, waiting, willingness
| WordNet: impatience |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Synonym: restlessness
Meaning #2:
a restless desire for change and excitement
Meaning #3:
a dislike of anything that causes delay
Antonym: patience (meaning #1)
| Quotes About: Impatience |
Quotes:
"Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses."
- Source Unknown
| Translations: Impatience |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - utålmodighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
ongeduld, gretigheid
Français (French)
n. - impatience
Deutsch (German)
n. - Ungeduld, Unduldsamkeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανυπομονησία, αδημονία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - impaciência (f)
Русский (Russian)
нетерпение, раздражительность
Español (Spanish)
n. - impaciencia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - otålighet, irritation
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
性急, 焦急, 难耐
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 性急, 焦急, 難耐
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 短気, じれったさ, もどかしさ, 切望
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نفاذ الصبر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קוצר-רוח, חוסר סבלנות
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| unpatience | |
| resignation | |
| patience |
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