different between impatient vs agog

English

Etymology

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impati?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?pe???nt/
• Hyphenation: im?pa?tient

Adjective

impatient (comparative more impatient, superlative most impatient)

1. Restless and intolerant of delays.

   • The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him.

2. Anxious and eager, especially to begin something.
3. (obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.
4. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, III. ii. 287:

     What, will you tear / Impatient answers from my gentle tongue?

Derived terms

• impatiently
• impatience
• impassive

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.pa.sj??/

Adjective

impatient (feminine singular impatiente, masculine plural impatients, feminine plural impatientes)

1. impatient

Noun

impatient m (plural impatients, feminine impatiente)

1. impatient person

Further reading

• “impatient” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English agogge, from Old French en + gogues (“in a merry mood”). See also Italian agognare (“to desire eagerly”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?????/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????/
• Rhymes: -??

Adjective

agog (comparative more agog, superlative most agog)

1. In eager desire, eager, astir.
2. (chiefly of eyes) Wide open.

Synonyms

• all agog, all a-gog

Translations

Adverb

agog (comparative more agog, superlative most agog)

1. In a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.

Translations

Anagrams

• Gago