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Definition: IMPATIENS |
IMPATIENSNoun1. A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common garden balsam. |
Crosswords: IMPATIENS |
| English words defined with "IMPATIENS": Balsamine ♦ genus Impatiens ♦ Impatiens capensis ♦ Snapweed. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "IMPATIENS": Noli me Tangere. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "IMPATIENS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 72.22% of the time. "IMPATIENS" is used about 18 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 72.22% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Noun (proper) | 27.78% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 18 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "IMPATIENS": genus Impatiens ♦ Impatiens balsamina ♦ impatiens capensis. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
impatiens | 277 |
impatiens flower | 46 |
care impatiens | 17 |
double impatiens | 13 |
growing impatiens | 10 |
bach flower impatiens | 10 |
impatiens seed | 10 |
impatiens plant | 8 |
balsamina impatiens | 7 |
impatiens planting | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "IMPATIENS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | impatiente. (various references) | |
Hungarian | nebáncsvirág (balsam, garden balsam, sensitive plant, touch me not, touch-me-not). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | impatiensay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "IMPATIENS": impatienses. (additional references) | |
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"IMPATIENS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: impatien, impatients, imperatii, imputions. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "IMPATIENS" (pronounced i'mpā"shunz) |
| 6 | -p ā" sh u n z | anticipations, occupations, participations, patients, preoccupations. |
| 5 | -ā" sh u n z | abbreviations, aberrations, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, adaptations, administrations, affiliations, affirmations, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, appellations, applications, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, associations, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, carnations, castrations, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, collaborations, combinations, commemorations, communications, compensations, compilations, complications, computations, concentrations, condemnations, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, consultations, conversations, cooperations, corporations, correlations, creations, crustaceans, dalmatians, decapitations, declarations, decorations, degradations, delegations, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, deportations, depreciations, depredations, deprivations, desecrations, designations, destinations, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, discolorations, dislocations, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, educations, elevations, eliminations, emanations, emigrations, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, exacerbations, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exclamations, exhortations, expectations, expirations, explanations, explorations, expropriations, fabrications, federations, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, frustrations, generalizations, generations, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, implications, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, infestations, informations, innovations, inoculations, insinuations, inspirations, installations, integrations, interpretations, interrogations, intimations, inundations, investigations, invitations, irritations, justifications, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, machinations, magnifications, malformations, manifestations, manipulations, medications, meditations, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, miscreations, misrepresentations, mobilizations, modifications, motivations, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, obligations, observations, operations, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, perforations, permutations, perturbations, plantations, pontifications, populations, preparations, presentations, privations, privatizations, proclamations, prognostications, pronunciations, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, realizations, recapitalizations, recitations, recommendations, reconciliations, recriminations, registrations, regulations, rehabilitations, relations, relocations, renegotiations, reorganizations, reparations, representations, reputations, reservations, resignations, restorations, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, rotations, ruminations, sensations, separations, simulations, situations, solicitations, specifications, speculations, stations, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, summations, syndications, tabulations, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, transformations, translations, tribulations, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abductions, abortions, abstractions, academicians, acquisitions, actions, addictions, additions, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, afflictions, aggressions, ambitions, ammunitions, apparitions, apprehensions, assertions, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, captions, cautions, clinicians, coalitions, collections, commissions, competitions, completions, complexions, compositions, compulsions, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, conditions, confections, confessions, conjunctions, connections, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contributions, conventions, convictions, convulsions, corrections, corruptions, cushions, deceptions, deductions, defections, definitions, deletions, demotions, depictions, depositions, depressions, descriptions, desertions, detentions, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discussions, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, editions, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elocutions, emissions, emotions, erections, eruptions, evictions, exactions, exceptions, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, expansions, expeditions, expositions, expressions, expulsions, extensions, extractions, factions, fashions, fictions, fractions, frictions, functions, geriatricians, imperfections, impressions, indiscretions, infections, inflections, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, inscriptions, inspections, institutions, instructions, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interruptions, intersections, introductions, inventions, jurisdictions, juxtapositions, lotions, magicians, malfunctions, martians, mathematicians, mentions, misconceptions, misperceptions, missions, motions, munitions, musicians, notions, objections, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, oceans, omissions, oppressions, opticians, options, partitions, passions, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perceptions, permissions, petitions, physicians, politicians, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, prescriptions, presumptions, pretensions, processions, productions, professions, prohibitions, projections, promotions, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protections, rations, reactions, receptions, recessions, recollections, reconstructions, redemptions, reductions, reflections, regressions, rejections, remissions, renditions, renovations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, repressions, reproductions, resolutions, restrictions, revolutions, rhetoricians, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sessions, solutions, statisticians, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, tacticians, technicians, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transgressions, transitions, transmissions, tuitions, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-i-m-n-p-s-t" | |
-1 letter: impaints, mispaint. | |
-2 letters: amities, animist, emptins, etamins, impaint, impaste, inmates, intimae, intimas, isatine, panties, pastime, patines, pianism, pianist, pietism, piniest, pinites, pitmans, santimi, sapient, spinate, tameins, tiepins, timpani. | |
-3 letters: aments, amines, animes, animis, etamin, imines, inmate, inseam, instep, intima, intime, isatin, mantes, mantis, matins, mesian, misate, miseat, mispen, paints, pantie, pastie, patens, patine, patins, petsai, pietas, pineta, pinite, pintas, pities, pitman, pitmen, ptisan, saimin, samite, semina, seniti, simian, spinet, stamen, tamein, tenias, tiepin, tineas, tisane. | |
-4 letters: amens, ament, amies, amine, amins, anime, animi, anise, antes, antis, aspen, emits, entia, etnas, imine, impis, inapt, inept, inset, intis, items, mains, maist, manes, manse, mates, matin, means, meant, meats, mensa, menta, metis, miens, minae, minas, mines, minis, mints, mites, mitis, names, napes, nates, neaps, neats, neist, nemas, nipas, nisei, nites, pains, paint, paise, panes, pants, paste, paten, pates, patin, peans, peats, peins, penis, pians, pieta, pimas, pinas, pines, pinta, pints, piste, pitas, saint, satem, satin, senti, sepia, septa, smite, sneap, snipe, spait, spate, spean, spent, spine, spite, stain, stamp, stane, steam, stein, stime, stipe, tains, tames, tamis, tamps, tapes, tapis, teams, tempi, temps, tenia, tepas, times, tinea, tines, tipis. | |
-5 letters: aims, ains, aits, amen, amie, amin, amis, amps, anes, anis, ante, anti, ants, apes, apse, ates, east, eats, emit, etas, etna, impi, imps, inia, inti, item, maes, main, mane, mans, maps, mast, mate, mats, mean, meat, mesa, meta, mien, mina, mine, mini, mint, mise, mist, mite, name, nape, naps, neap, neat, nema, nest, nets, nims, nipa, nips, nisi, nite, nits, pain, pams, pane, pans, pant, pase, past, pate, pats, pean, peas, peat, pein, pens, pent, pest, pets, pian, pias, pies, pima, pina, pine, pins, pint, pita, pits, sain, same, samp, sane, sate, sati, seam, seat, semi, sent, sept, seta, sima, simp, sine, sipe, site, smit, snap, snip, snit, spae, spam, span, spat, spin, spit, stem, step, tain, tame, tamp, tams, tans, tape, taps, team, teas, temp, tens, tepa, ties, time, tine, tins, tipi, tips. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-i-m-n-p-s-t" | |
+1 letter: mispainted. | |
+2 letters: empathising, impairments, impatiences, impatienses, patrimonies. | |
+3 letters: aminopterins, antinepotism, impetrations, importancies, imprecations, meanspirited, miscaptioned, operationism, pentamidines. | |
+4 letters: amphictyonies, anisometropia, anisometropic, antinepotisms, emancipations, impersonality, impersonating, impersonation, impregnations, incompatibles, lymphadenitis, metaphysician, misanthropies, neoplasticism, operationisms, pedestrianism, pigmentations, slipstreaming, supermilitant. | |
+5 letters: actinomorphies, aminopeptidase, amitriptylines, anisometropias, compensability, disappointment, endoparasitism, exceptionalism, imperativeness, impersonations, metaphysicians, municipalities, neoplasticisms, operationalism, pedestrianisms, pinealectomies, pneumaticities, polymerisation, postmillennial, predominations, premeditations, prenominations, pyrimethamines, recompilations, reimportations, temporizations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 4D 50 41 54 49 45 4E 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. .- - .. . -. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01001101 01010000 01000001 01010100 01001001 01000101 01001110 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I M P A T I E N S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 004D 0050 0041 0054 0049 0045 004E 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)434750355443394853 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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