impatience
English
Etymology
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From Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. Synchronically analyzable as im- + patience.
Pronunciation
Noun
impatience (countable and uncountable, plural impatiences)
- The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.
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Translations
quality of being impatient
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
impatience f (plural impatiences)
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