impatientadj.n.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpeɪʃənt/

Forms: Middle English–1500s impacient, impacyent, inpacient, Middle English inpacyent, 1500s– impatient.

Etymology: < Old French impacient, impatient, < Latin impatient-em , < im- (im- prefix²) + patient-em suffering, present participle of patī to suffer.

A. adj.

a. Not patient; not bearing or enduring (pain, discomfort, opposition, etc.) with composure; wanting in endurance; irritable, irascible, easily provoked. Also transferred of action or speech: Indicating impatience or irritation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > [adjective]

untholemoodc1200

untholinga1300

impatient1377

unpatienta1382

unsuffering1568

unquestionablea1616

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]

sharpc1000

impatient1377

out-sharpinga1382

teethya1500

fumish1523

testy1526

crabbed1535

tettish1567

peevish1577

kickish1589

splenetic1593

spleenful1594

tetchy1596

wasp-stung1598

touchy1602

spleeny1604

pruriginous1609

teety1621

splenitive1633

peltish1648

irritable1662

splenatic1663

splenetive1678

unheer1691

rusty1694

nettlesome1766

stingy1781

snarly1798

tutty1809

spleenical1818

rileya1824

nettly1825

edgy1837

porcupinal1846

shirty1846

raspish1854

peckish1857

streaky1860

owly1864

teasy1866

fussy1869

raspy1869

spiky1881

chippyc1885

tetchous1890

narky1895

snarky1906

ringy1907

snarkish1912

Scot1916

crooked1945

niggly1952

snooty1959

kvetchy1965

to be on the rag1967

sandpaper1976

gribble1984

splenous-

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 337 Þowgh þat men make moche deol in her angre, And ben inpacient in here penaunce.

1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. viii. 55 They nought ne couthe suffren but were yreful and inpacyent to al men aboute them.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxxxxvii. f. xxxviii The kynge was thanne more impacient, And blamed y^e Relygion of his wyfe in moost impacyent maner.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 288 Will you teare Impatient answeres, from my gentle tongue?

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 438. ⁋4 You are of an impatient Spirit, and an impatient Spirit is never without Woe.

1851 R. C. Trench Poems 194 And by faith allayed to meekness Every wish and thought impatient.

b. With of: Unable or unwilling to endure or put up with; intolerant of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > [adjective] > impatient of something

impatienta1535

incompatible1613

unendurable1630

incapable1643

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 37/1 Ambicious of authoritie, and impacient of parteners.

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 55 Ginger is most impatient of the coldnes of these..regions.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iv. ii. 204 Impatient of my absence..she fell distract.

1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 19. 121 The most ignorant are..most impatient of Advice.

1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 26 [Yaks] are extremely impatient of heat.

c. With infinitive (obsolete or archaic) or subordinate clause.With infinitive, practically the opposite of A. 2b.

ΚΠ

1565 Earl of Bedford in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 209 He was so impatient to see those thyngs he sawe and were dayly broughte to his Eares.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 145 The Jewes impatient that forrieners should possesse their countrey, raised a new commotion.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 182 Impatient to stay till they would speake.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xii. 299 Impatient to be thus forced out of his high work.

d. figurative. (Said of things.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > characterized by

impatient1490

tetchy1606

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxvii. 96 The see wexed right sore inpacyent and indigned.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 260 Impatient Lady-smocke..The nature of this plant [sc. noli me tangere] is such, that if you touch but the cods when as the seed is ripe, though..neuer so gently, yet will the seed fly all abroad with violence, as disdaining to be touched.

1882 Garden 11 Mar. 169/1 Cherry is the most impatient tree we have to deal with under glass.

a. That does not willingly endure delay; uneasy or restless in desire or expectation. Const. for.

ΚΠ

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. ii. 30 Tedious..As is the night before some festiuall, To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not weare them.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. ii. 52 Their executors, the knauish Crowes, Flye o're them all, impatient for their howre.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 143 Strong Desires th' impatient Youth invade.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad iii. 22 Impatient for the day.

1878 J. Morley Carlyle 174 Headlong and impatient souls.

1899 Q. Rev. Jan. 193 He has no impatient desire for the hurry of modern improvements.

b. With infinitive. Restlessly desirous, eagerly longing. (In quot. a1680 with subordinate clause.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective]

itching?c1225

restless1557

tittling1560

prurient1592

impatient1598

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 238 All impacient to speake and not see.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 3 All stood ready to fall on, Impatient who should have the Honour To plant an Ensign first upon her.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 25 Sept. (1887) I. 266 I am impatient to see the curiosities of this famous city.

1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. ix. 180 Impatient to recover the lost jewel.

c. transferred and figurative. Characterized by, or attended with, impatience of delay.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > characterized by impatience

impatient1706

1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i. 1230 This one impatient Minute.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. viii. 304 Teucer, wide-straining his impatient bow.

1822 C. Lamb Detached Thoughts on Bks. in Elia 2nd Ser. The five or six impatient minutes, before the dinner is quite ready.

†3. ? Intolerable, ‘not to be borne’ (Johnson). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective]

untholelyc1225

untholinga1300

unsufferablea1325

untolerablea1382

importable1402

untholefula1425

unbearablec1449

unportablea1500

impassible1508

intolerablea1513

insupportable1530

insufferable1533

incomportable1574

impatient1590

intollerous1594

unsuffered1598

supportless1602

unsupportable1602

indurable1607

impatible1623

unbrookable1633

unsustainable1662

unendurable1801

impassive1828

punishing1833

thick1884

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. i. sig. N5 Ay me, deare Lady, which the ymage art Of ruefull pitty, and impatient smart.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. x. 204 What absurd conceits they will swallow in their literals, an impatient example wee have in our owne profession.

B. n.

An impatient person. (Sometimes with play on patient n.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > [noun] > impatient person

impatient1502

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] > irritable person

impatient1502

chafer1598

fume1768

Scot1819

fumer1894

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > one who strongly desires

impatient1502

gaper1559

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) i. vii. sig. g.ii ^v The poore synner ought not to dyspayre hym, how be it that the sensualyte complayned hym an inpacyent.

1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 130 When the Surgeon came before the Judge, and saw his poore Impatient there.

?16.. Seasonable Serm. 39 (T.) Some ignorant impatients, when they have found themselves to smart with God's scourge.

1893 Westm. Gaz. 9 June 2/2 What the Unionist ‘impatients’ wants to get on at once to Clause 9.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impatient
释义	impatientadj.n. Brit. /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpeɪʃənt/ Forms: Middle English–1500s impacient, impacyent, inpacient, Middle English inpacyent, 1500s– impatient. Etymology: < Old French impacient, impatient, < Latin impatient-em , < im- (im- prefix²) + patient-em suffering, present participle of patī to suffer. A. adj. 1. a. Not patient; not bearing or enduring (pain, discomfort, opposition, etc.) with composure; wanting in endurance; irritable, irascible, easily provoked. Also transferred of action or speech: Indicating impatience or irritation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > [adjective] untholemoodc1200 untholinga1300 impatient1377 unpatienta1382 unsuffering1568 unquestionablea1616 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 337 Þowgh þat men make moche deol in her angre, And ben inpacient in here penaunce. 1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. viii. 55 They nought ne couthe suffren but were yreful and inpacyent to al men aboute them. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxxxxvii. f. xxxviii The kynge was thanne more impacient, And blamed y^e Relygion of his wyfe in moost impacyent maner. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 288 Will you teare Impatient answeres, from my gentle tongue? View more context for this quotation 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 438. ⁋4 You are of an impatient Spirit, and an impatient Spirit is never without Woe. 1851 R. C. Trench Poems 194 And by faith allayed to meekness Every wish and thought impatient. b. With of: Unable or unwilling to endure or put up with; intolerant of. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > [adjective] > impatient of something impatienta1535 incompatible1613 unendurable1630 incapable1643 a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 37/1 Ambicious of authoritie, and impacient of parteners. 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 55 Ginger is most impatient of the coldnes of these..regions. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iv. ii. 204 Impatient of my absence..she fell distract. View more context for this quotation 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 19. 121 The most ignorant are..most impatient of Advice. 1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 26 [Yaks] are extremely impatient of heat. c. With infinitive (obsolete or archaic) or subordinate clause.With infinitive, practically the opposite of A. 2b. ΚΠ 1565 Earl of Bedford in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 209 He was so impatient to see those thyngs he sawe and were dayly broughte to his Eares. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 145 The Jewes impatient that forrieners should possesse their countrey, raised a new commotion. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 182 Impatient to stay till they would speake. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) xii. 299 Impatient to be thus forced out of his high work. d. figurative. (Said of things.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > characterized by impatient1490 tetchy1606 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxvii. 96 The see wexed right sore inpacyent and indigned. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 260 Impatient Lady-smocke..The nature of this plant [sc. noli me tangere] is such, that if you touch but the cods when as the seed is ripe, though..neuer so gently, yet will the seed fly all abroad with violence, as disdaining to be touched. 1882 Garden 11 Mar. 169/1 Cherry is the most impatient tree we have to deal with under glass. 2. a. That does not willingly endure delay; uneasy or restless in desire or expectation. Const. for. ΚΠ 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. ii. 30 Tedious..As is the night before some festiuall, To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not weare them. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. ii. 52 Their executors, the knauish Crowes, Flye o're them all, impatient for their howre. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 143 Strong Desires th' impatient Youth invade. View more context for this quotation 1728 A. Pope Dunciad iii. 22 Impatient for the day. 1878 J. Morley Carlyle 174 Headlong and impatient souls. 1899 Q. Rev. Jan. 193 He has no impatient desire for the hurry of modern improvements. b. With infinitive. Restlessly desirous, eagerly longing. (In quot. a1680 with subordinate clause.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] itching?c1225 restless1557 tittling1560 prurient1592 impatient1598 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 238 All impacient to speake and not see. View more context for this quotation a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 3 All stood ready to fall on, Impatient who should have the Honour To plant an Ensign first upon her. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 25 Sept. (1887) I. 266 I am impatient to see the curiosities of this famous city. 1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. ix. 180 Impatient to recover the lost jewel. c. transferred and figurative. Characterized by, or attended with, impatience of delay. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > characterized by impatience impatient1706 1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i. 1230 This one impatient Minute. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. viii. 304 Teucer, wide-straining his impatient bow. 1822 C. Lamb Detached Thoughts on Bks. in Elia 2nd Ser. The five or six impatient minutes, before the dinner is quite ready. †3. ? Intolerable, ‘not to be borne’ (Johnson). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective] untholelyc1225 untholinga1300 unsufferablea1325 untolerablea1382 importable1402 untholefula1425 unbearablec1449 unportablea1500 impassible1508 intolerablea1513 insupportable1530 insufferable1533 incomportable1574 impatient1590 intollerous1594 unsuffered1598 supportless1602 unsupportable1602 indurable1607 impatible1623 unbrookable1633 unsustainable1662 unendurable1801 impassive1828 punishing1833 thick1884 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. i. sig. N5 Ay me, deare Lady, which the ymage art Of ruefull pitty, and impatient smart. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. x. 204 What absurd conceits they will swallow in their literals, an impatient example wee have in our owne profession. View more context for this quotation B. n. An impatient person. (Sometimes with play on patient n.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > [noun] > impatient person impatient1502 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] > irritable person impatient1502 chafer1598 fume1768 Scot1819 fumer1894 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > one who strongly desires impatient1502 gaper1559 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) i. vii. sig. g.ii ^v The poore synner ought not to dyspayre hym, how be it that the sensualyte complayned hym an inpacyent. 1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 130 When the Surgeon came before the Judge, and saw his poore Impatient there. ?16.. Seasonable Serm. 39 (T.) Some ignorant impatients, when they have found themselves to smart with God's scourge. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 9 June 2/2 What the Unionist ‘impatients’ wants to get on at once to Clause 9. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). impatientv. Brit. /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpeɪʃənt/ Etymology: < impatient adj.: compare French impatienter, reflexive s'impatienter to lose patience. rare. Categories » a. †transitive. To await with impatience. b. reflexive. To become impatient, to lose patience. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > become irritated or lose patience [verb (reflexive)] eager?a1400 impatient1813 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > become impatient [verb (reflexive)] impatient1813 1813 R. Wilson Private Diary II. 54 Amiable hosts, who did not impatient themselves even at the weather. Derivatives † imˈpatiented adj. Obsolete awaited with impatience. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > awaited with impatience impatiented1655 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. iv. 355 As soone as the impatiented hower came, I went. 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa IV. ii. vi. 605 At length, the so-impatiented night and hour came. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1377v.1655
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impatientadj.n.

impatientv.

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