longanimity

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

Word Origin

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

Example

1. He bears his trials with longanimity .

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