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longanimity

[ long-guh-nim-i-tee, lawng- ]
/ ˌlɒŋ gəˈnɪm ɪ ti, ˌlɔŋ- /
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noun
patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
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Origin of longanimity

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English longanimyte, from Late Latin longanimitās “patience,” equivalent to longanimi(s) “patient” (long(us) long1 + anim(us) “spirit” + -is adjective suffix) + -tās -ty2

OTHER WORDS FROM longanimity

lon·gan·i·mous [long-gan-uh-muhs, lawng-], /lɒŋˈgæn ə məs, lɔŋ-/, adjective

Words nearby longanimity

long account, long-acting, long-ago, longan, long-and-short work, longanimity, long arm, long barrow, Long Beach, longbeard, Longbenton
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Words related to longanimity

fortitude, self-control, composure, diligence, endurance, grit, humility, moderation, perseverance, persistence, poise, restraint, tolerance, acceptance, abstinence, patience, resignation, temperance, backbone, bearing

How to use longanimity in a sentence

  • 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 Bacon

  • Even Zeus is displaying a marvellous longanimity in his adverse state, and Pallas is positively frivolous.

    Hypolympia|Edmund Gosse

  • A kind of scorn, a kind of pity, and a kind of patient longanimity looked from them.

    My Friend Prospero|Henry Harland

  • You, 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), adjective

Word Origin for longanimity

C15: from Late Latin longanimitās, from longanimis forbearing, from longus long + animus mind, soul
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