impatiences

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

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noun
  1. pluralplural of impatience

    Such at least had been the intimated attitude of Mrs. Stringham, the elder of the companions, who had her own view of the impatiences of the younger, to which, however, she offered an opposition but of the most circuitous.

    1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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