longanimity
UK/lɒŋɡəˈnɪmɪti/
longanimity noun: patience or tolerance in the face of adversity; forbearance, long-suffering.
Noun
longanimity (uncountable)
- Patience or tolerance in the face of adversity; forbearance, long-suffering.
- It had overcome the patience of Job, as it did the meekness of Moses, and would surely have mastered any, but the longanimity, and lasting sufferance of God [...].1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.3
longanimity meaning in Tamil and Bengali
longanimity in Tamil
- பொறுமைத்தன்மை, பொறுத்துக் கொள்ளும் தன்மை
longanimity in Bengali
- প্রতিকূলতার মুখে ধৈর্য, সহনশীলতা, ক্ষমাশীলতা, দীর্ঘস্থায়ী সহনশীলতা
Origin of longanimity
From Late Latin longanimitās, from longanimis, translating Ancient Greek μακροθυμία (makrothumía).
Questions about longanimity
- What does longanimity mean?
- Longanimity means patience or tolerance in the face of adversity; forbearance, long-suffering.
- What is longanimity in Tamil?
- Longanimity in Tamil is பொறுமைத்தன்மை, பொறுத்துக் கொள்ளும் தன்மை. See Longanimity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is longanimity?
- Longanimity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce longanimity?
- Longanimity is pronounced /lɒŋɡəˈnɪmɪti/ (UK).
Words near longanimity in the dictionary
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