Longanimity Definition
lŏnggə-nĭmĭ-tē, lông-
noun
Patient endurance of injuries; forbearance.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Longanimity
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Middle English longanimite from Old French from Late Latin longanimitās from longanimis patient Latin longus long longitude Latin animus mind, reason anə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin longanimitātem, from longanimus, translating Ancient Greek μακροθυμία (makrothumia).
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