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impatiens

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See also: Impatiens

English

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Etymology

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From translingual Impatiens, from Latin impatiēns.

Noun

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impatiens (plural impatiens)

  1. Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
    Synonyms: jewelweed, noli me tangere, touch-me-not
    • 2008 January 14, Susan Stewart, “Cartoon Creatures Leave Home and Find ... Home”, in New York Times[1], archived from the original on June 17, 2012:
      A pot of impatiens blooms by the back door; mulch is visible around the bushes by the modest, well-kept house.

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From im- (without, not) + patiēns (suffering, patient).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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impatiēns (genitive impatientis, adverb impatienter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. that cannot bear; avoiding, fleeing
  2. insensible, apathetic, stoic

Declension

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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative impatiēns impatientēs impatientia
genitive impatientis impatientium
dative impatientī impatientibus
accusative impatientem impatiēns impatientēs impatientia
ablative impatientī impatientibus
vocative impatiēns impatientēs impatientia

Descendants

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References

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  • impatiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • impatiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • impatiens in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016