longanimity
[ long-guh-nim-i-tee, lawng- ]
/ ˌlɒŋ gəˈnɪm ɪ ti, ˌlɔŋ- /
noun
patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
Origin of longanimity
OTHER WORDS FROM longanimity
lon·gan·i·mous [long-gan-uh-muh s, lawng-] /lɒŋˈgæn ə məs, lɔŋ-/, adjectiveWords nearby longanimity
long-winded,
long-wire aerial,
long.,
longa,
longan,
longanimity,
longbeard,
longbenton,
longboard,
longboat,
longboat key
Example sentences from the Web for longanimity
So that there may be fitly said to be a longanimity, which is commonly also ascribed to God as a magnanimity.
The Advancement of Learning |Francis BaconYou, who know what longanimity may be and how hard a thing to come at, may admire him for this.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay |Maurice Hewlett
British Dictionary definitions for longanimity
longanimity
/ (ˌlɒŋɡəˈnɪmɪtɪ) /
noun
rare
patience or forbearance
Derived forms of longanimity
longanimous (lɒŋˈɡænɪməs), adjectiveWord Origin for longanimity
C15: from Late Latin
longanimitās, from
longanimis forbearing, from
longus long +
animus mind, soul