'Longanimity' definitions:
Definition of 'longanimity'
From: WordNet
noun
Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: patience, forbearance, longanimity] [ant: impatience]
Definition of 'Longanimity'
From: GCIDE
- Longanimity \Lon`ga*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. longanimitas; longus long + animus mind: cf. F. longanimit['e].] Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'longanimity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptance,
- benevolence,
- condonation,
- disregard,
- endurance,
- forbearance,
- forbearing,
- forbearingness,
- forgiveness,
- forgivingness,
- fortitude,
- indulgence,
- kindness,
- lenience,
- leniency,
- long-sufferance,
- long-suffering,
- magnanimity,
- overlooking,
- patience,
- patience of Job,
- patientness,
- perseverance,
- resignation,
- self-control,
- stoicism,
- sufferance,
- sweet reasonableness,
- tolerance,
- toleration,
- uncomplainingness,
- unrevengefulness,
- waiting game,
- waiting it out