Unpatient vs. Impatient

Unpatient vs. Impatient — Is There a Difference?

Difference Between Unpatient and Impatient

Unpatientadjective

obsolete form of impatient

Forsooth he that is unpatient, shall suffer harm; and when he hath ravished, he shall lay to another thing. (Wycliffe Bible, Proverbs 19:19)The Lord is King, be the people never so unpatient: he sitteth between the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet. (The Book of Common Prayer, 1662, Psalm 99:1)

Impatientadjective

Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.

Impatientadjective

Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant

impatient of criticism.

Impatientadjective

Expressing or produced by impatience

an impatient scowl.

Impatientadjective

Restively eager or desirous; anxious

impatient to begin.

Impatientadjective

Restless and intolerant of delays.

Impatientadjective

Anxious and eager, especially to begin something.

Impatientadjective

(obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.

Impatientadjective

Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.

impatient speeches or replies

Impatientadjective

restless or short of temper under delay or opposition;

impatient with the slower studentsimpatient of criticism

Impatientadjective

(usually followed by `to') full of eagerness;

impatient to beginraring to go

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