longanimity

(lôŋ′gə nim′ə tē)

noun

patient endurance of injuries; forbearance

Origin: LL longanimitas < L longus, long + animus, mind: see animal

See longanimity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English longanimite

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin longanimitās

Origin: , from longanimis, patient

Origin: : Latin longus, long; see longitude

Origin: + Latin animus, mind, reason; see anə- in Indo-European roots

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