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Impatience vs Impatiens - What's the difference?

impatience | impatiens |

As nouns the difference between impatience and impatiens

is that impatience is the quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something while impatiens is any of various ornamental plants of the genus impatiens .

impatience

English

Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * patience * haste

    impatiens

    English

    Noun

    (impatiens)
  • Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens
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    Synonyms

    * touch-me-not

    See also

    * ("impatiens" on Wikipedia) * ("impatiens" species on Wikimedia)