| a. | 1. | Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; - often followed by at, for, of, and under. |
| 2. | Not to be borne; unendurable. | |
| 3. | Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; | |
| n. | 1. | One who is impatient. |
| Adj. | 1. | impatient - restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism" Antonyms: patient - enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient" |
| 2. | impatient - (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" Synonyms: raring |