(ˈ)im, əm+ noun
Etymology: Middle English impacience, from Old French & Latin; Old French impacience, impatience, from Latin impatientia, from impatient-, impatiens + -ia -y
: the quality or state of being impatient: as
a. : restlessness or chafing of spirit (as under irritation, delay, or opposition)
impatience of restraint
b. : manifest disapproval or intolerance
impatience of delay or incompetence
: manifest unwillingness to be tolerant
impatience with red tape and outworn procedure — R.M.Dawson
c. : restless or eager desire or longing
impatience to get his mark completed on time