HyperDic: longanimous

English > 1 sense of the word longanimous:
ADJECTIVEalllonganimous, forbearingshowing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity
English > longanimous: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningshowing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment.
Example "was longanimous in the face of suffering"
Synonymforbearing
Broaderpatientenduring trying / trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
Spanishsufrido
Catalansofert
Nounslonganimitygood-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

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