Associations to the word «Impatience»

Wiktionary

IMPATIENCE, noun. The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

Dictionary definition

IMPATIENCE, noun. A lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay.
IMPATIENCE, noun. A restless desire for change and excitement.
IMPATIENCE, noun. A dislike of anything that causes delay.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats