different between restless vs impatience

English

Etymology

From Middle English restles, restelees, from Old English restl?as (“restless; disturbed”), equivalent to rest +? -less.

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?st?l?s, IPA^(key): /???stl?s/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /???stl?s/
• Hyphenation: rest?less

Adjective

restless (comparative more restless, superlative most restless)

1. Not allowing or affording rest.

   The night before his wedding was a restless one.

2. Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.

   He was a restless child.

   She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.

3. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.

   A restless ambition.

4. Deprived of rest or sleep.

   They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.

Synonyms

• antsy

Derived terms

• restless legs syndrome
• restlessly
• restlessness
• the natives are restless

Translations

References

• restless in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• restless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• restless on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Tesslers, tressels

English

Etymology

From Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. Synchronically analyzable as im- +? patience.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?pe???ns/
• Hyphenation: im?pa?tience

Noun

impatience (countable and uncountable, plural impatiences)

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

Antonyms

• patience
• haste

Related terms

• impassivity

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.pa.sj??s/

Noun

impatience f (plural impatiences)

1. impatience