4.3.1.5 Patient

Use this domain for words related to being patient--if you are patient, you don't get angry or do anything bad even though something bad happens to you for a long time.

Louw Nida Codes:

25O Patience, Endurance, Perseverance

What words describe someone who is patient?

patient, persevering, accommodating,

What words refer to being patient?

be patient, bear, endure, persevere, patiently, persist, plod, plug, tolerate,

What words refer to the quality of being patient?

patience, constancy, endurance, steadfastness,

What words describe a situation that a person can endure?

bearable, endurable, tolerable,

4.3.1.5.1 Impatient

Use this domain for words related to being impatient--if you are impatient, you get angry or do something bad when something bad happens to you for a long time.

What words describe someone who is impatient?

impatient, intolerant,

What words refer to being impatient?

wait impatiently, lose your patience, can't wait

What words refer to the quality of being impatient?

impatience, intolerance,

What words describe a situation that makes a person feel impatient?

intolerable,

4.3.1.5.2 Bad-tempered

Use this domain for words related to being bad-tempered--to behave in an angry, unfriendly way.

What words describe a person who is often bad-tempered?

bad-tempered, grumpy, grouchy, disagreeable, cantankerous, uptight,

What words refer to being bad-tempered for a short time?

be in a bad mood, be in a huff, be in one of his bad moods, got out of bed on the wrong side, got out on the wrong side of the bed

What words describe someone who refuses to talk because they are angry?

sullen, surly, sulky, sulk, be in a sulk, give someone the silent treatment,

What words describe someone who is easily annoyed by unimportant things?

irritable, crotchety, petulant, fractious,

What words describe someone who gets angry easily?

short-tempered, quick-tempered, have a short fuse, temper,

What words refer to someone who is bad-tempered?

grouch,