Added 9 October 2026
impatience
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ noun
In Latin: aviditās, impatientia Wiktionary
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- The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English impacience, from Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. By surface analysis, im- + patience.
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