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impatience vs restlessness

restlessness vs impatience

impatience and restlessness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impatience Yes No No No
restlessness Yes No No No
As nouns, restlessness is a hypernym of impatience; that is, restlessness is a word with a broader meaning than impatience:
  • impatience: a restless desire for change and excitement
  • restlessness: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
Other hypernyms of impatience include fidget, fidgetiness.
As nouns, impatience and restlessness are synonyms defined as:
  • impatience and restlessness: a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
impatience (noun) restlessness (noun)
a dislike of anything that causes delay inability to rest or relax or be still
a restless desire for change and excitement the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Difference between impatience and restlessness

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