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longanimity

[ long-guh-nim-i-tee, lawng- ]

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noun

patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.

longanimity

/ ˌlɒŋɡəˈnɪmɪtɪ; lɒŋˈɡænɪməs /

noun

rare.
patience or forbearance

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Derived Forms

longanimous, adjective

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Other Words From

lon·gan·i·mous [long-, gan, -, uh, -m, uh, s, lawng-], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of longanimity¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English longanimyte, from Late Latin longanimitās “patience,” equivalent to longanimi(s) “patient” ( long(us) long ¹ + anim(us) “spirit” + -is adjective suffix) + -tās -ty ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of longanimity¹

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

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Example Sentences

So that there may be fitly said to be a longanimity, which is commonly also ascribed to God as a magnanimity.

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

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

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You, who know what longanimity may be and how hard a thing to come at, may admire him for this.

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