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Impatient vs Impolite - What's the difference?

impatient | impolite |

As adjectives the difference between impatient and impolite

is that impatient is impatient while impolite is not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

impatient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • restless and intolerant of delays
  • * Addison
    • The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him.
  • anxious and eager, especially to begin something
  • (obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.
    • (Spenser)
  • Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
    • impatient speeches or replies
  • * 1594 , , III. ii. 287:
    • What, will you tear / Impatient answers from my gentle tongue?

    Derived terms

    * impatiently

    impolite

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

    • Synonyms

    * discourteous, uncivil, rude * See also

    Derived terms

    * impolitely * impoliteness