impatent

I1M3P3A1T1E1N1T1
/ɪmˈpeɪtənt/

adjective

Not patent: not open; as

Opposite
patent
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveimpatent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineNot patent: not open; as
  2. Not patent: not open; as:
    1. not comparableusuallymedicineobstructed; Synonym of atretic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
patent
Also see
atreticimperforate

Origin

From im- + patent.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

impatent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impatent

MLA

“impatent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impatent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impatent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impatent.

Source: impatent on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.