Standard Lemma guide

impatiently

adv · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P EY1 SH AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an impatient manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Stella was waiting impatiently for the delivery to come.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with impatience; in an impatient manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he answered her impatiently

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: patiently

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English impatient Middle English -ly English -ly English impatiently From impatient + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անհամբեր (anhamber) — without patience
  • Bulgarian: нетърпеливо (netǎrpelivo) — without patience
  • Catalan: impacientment — without patience
  • Dutch: ongeduldig — without patience
  • Esperanto: senpacience — without patience
  • Finnish: kärsimättömästi — without patience
  • French: impatiemment — without patience
  • Galician: impacientemente — without patience
  • German: ungeduldig — without patience
  • Greek: ανυπόμονα (anypómona) — without patience
  • Hungarian: türelmetlenül — without patience
  • Ingrian: terppimättömäst — without patience
  • Italian: impazientemente — without patience
  • Latin: impatienter — without patience
  • Norman: împâtiemment — without patience
  • Portuguese: impacientemente — without patience
  • Romanian: cu nerăbdare — without patience
  • Russian: нетерпели́во (neterpelívo) — without patience
  • Serbo-Croatian: nestr̀pljivo — without patience
  • Slovak: netrpezlivo — without patience
  • Spanish: impacientemente — without patience
  • Swedish: otåligt — without patience
  • Turkish: sabırsızca — without patience
  • Ukrainian: нетерпляче (neterpljače) — without patience