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Inpatient vs Impatient - What's the difference?

inpatient | impatient |

As a noun inpatient

is a patient whose treatment needs at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

As an adjective impatient is

restless and intolerant of delays.

inpatient

English

Alternative forms

* in-patient

Noun

(en noun)
  • A patient whose treatment needs at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

    • Antonyms

    * outpatient

    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