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impatience vs intolerance

intolerance vs impatience

impatience and intolerance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impatience Yes No No No
intolerance Yes No No No
As nouns, intolerance is a hyponym of impatience; that is, intolerance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impatience:
  • impatience: a dislike of anything that causes delay
  • intolerance: impatience with annoyances
impatience (noun) intolerance (noun)
a dislike of anything that causes delay impatience with annoyances
a restless desire for change and excitement unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Difference between impatience and intolerance

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