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Longanimity (noun)
longanimity [ long-guh-nim-i-tee, lawng- ]


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

OTHER WORDS FROM LONGANIMITY
lon·gan·i·mous [long-gan-uh-muhs, lawng-], adjective

WORDS RELATED TO LONGANIMITY
perseverance, grit, composure, diligence, restraint, endurance, poise, moderation, self-control, humility, fortitude, tolerance, persistence, acceptance, bearing, heart, stoicism, leniency, long-suffering, toleration

See synonyms for: longanimity / longanimous on Thesaurus.com

Origin: 1400–50; late Middle English longanimyte < Late Latin longanimitās patience, equivalent to longanimi(s) patient (long(us) long + anim(us) spirit + -is adj. suffix) + -tās-ty

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

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