Longanimity


[long-guh-nim-i-tee, lawng-] /ˌlɒŋ gəˈnɪm ɪ ti, ˌlɔŋ-/

noun
1.
patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
/ˌlɒŋɡəˈnɪmɪtɪ/
noun
1.
(rare) patience or forbearance
n.

“patience,” mid-15c., from Late Latin longanimitas “long-suffering, patient,” from longanimus, from longus (see long (adj.)) + animus- “soul, spirit, mind” (see animus).

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