adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 M P EY1 SH AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She dances when she becomes impatient.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not to be borne; unendurable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
impatient speeches or replies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
impatient with the slower students
impatient of criticism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: patient
History
Etymology
From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.
Across languages
Translations
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անհամբեր
(anhamber)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Belarusian:
нецярплі́вы
(njecjarplívy)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Bulgarian:
нетърпелив
(netǎrpeliv)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Catalan:
impacient
— restless and intolerant of delays
Chinese Mandarin:
不耐煩 /不耐烦
(bù nàifán)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Chinese Mandarin:
浮躁
(fúzào)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Czech:
netrpělivý
— restless and intolerant of delays
Danish:
utålmodig
— restless and intolerant of delays
Dutch:
ongeduldig
— restless and intolerant of delays
Esperanto:
malpacienca
— restless and intolerant of delays
Esperanto:
senpacienca
— restless and intolerant of delays
Finnish:
kärsimätön
— restless and intolerant of delays
French:
impatient
— restless and intolerant of delays
Galician:
impaciente
— restless and intolerant of delays
German:
ungeduldig
— restless and intolerant of delays
Greek:
ανυπόμονος
(anypómonos)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Hindi:
आतुर
(ātur)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Hungarian:
türelmetlen
— restless and intolerant of delays
Icelandic:
óþolinmóður
— restless and intolerant of delays
Ingrian:
terppimätöin
— restless and intolerant of delays
Irish:
mífhoighneach
— restless and intolerant of delays
Italian:
impaziente
— restless and intolerant of delays
Latin:
impatiens
— restless and intolerant of delays
Luxembourgish:
ongedëlleg
— restless and intolerant of delays
Māori:
takahē
— restless and intolerant of delays
Māori:
hīkaikai
— restless and intolerant of delays
Māori:
kiriweti
— restless and intolerant of delays
Māori:
pōāritarita
— restless and intolerant of delays
Navajo:
doo bibaʼ da
— restless and intolerant of delays
Norman:
împâtient
— restless and intolerant of delays
Norwegian Bokmål:
utålmodig
— restless and intolerant of delays
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utolmodig
— restless and intolerant of delays
Old English:
unġeþyldiġ
— restless and intolerant of delays
Plautdietsch:
onjeduldich
— restless and intolerant of delays
Polish:
niecierpliwy
— restless and intolerant of delays
Portuguese:
impaciente
— restless and intolerant of delays
Russian:
нетерпели́вый
(neterpelívyj)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Scottish Gaelic:
mì-fhoighidneach
— restless and intolerant of delays
Serbo-Croatian:
нестр̀пљив
— restless and intolerant of delays
Serbo-Croatian:
nestr̀pljiv
— restless and intolerant of delays
Spanish:
impaciente
— restless and intolerant of delays
Swedish:
otålig
— restless and intolerant of delays
Swedish:
utan tålamod
— restless and intolerant of delays
Thai:
ใจร้อน
(jai-rɔ́ɔn)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Turkish:
aceleci
— restless and intolerant of delays
Turkish:
sabırsız
— restless and intolerant of delays
Turkish:
tez canlı
— restless and intolerant of delays
Ukrainian:
нетерпля́чий
(neterpljáčyj)
— restless and intolerant of delays
Armenian:
անհամբեր
(anhamber)
— anxious and eager
Bulgarian:
неспокоен
(nespokoen)
— anxious and eager
Bulgarian:
в очакване
(v očakvane)
— anxious and eager
Catalan:
impacient
— anxious and eager
Chinese Cantonese:
心急
(sam1 gap1)
— anxious and eager
Chinese Mandarin:
急躁
(jízào)
— anxious and eager
Chinese Mandarin:
焦急
(jiāojí)
— anxious and eager
Dutch:
ongeduldig
— anxious and eager
Finnish:
kärsimätön
— anxious and eager
French:
impatient
— anxious and eager
Greek:
ανυπόμονος
(anypómonos)
— anxious and eager
Hindi:
चंचल
(cañcal)
— anxious and eager
Māori:
takahē
— anxious and eager
Māori:
pōtatutatu
— anxious and eager
Māori:
takawawe
— anxious and eager
Māori:
pukā
— anxious and eager
Norman:
împâtient
— anxious and eager
Old English:
unġeþyldiġ
— anxious and eager
Polish:
niecierpliwy
— anxious and eager
Portuguese:
ansioso
— anxious and eager
Russian:
нетерпели́вый
(neterpelívyj)
— anxious and eager