Meanings
comparative more longanimous · superlative most longanimous
- Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
Synonyms: long-suffering, longminded
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLong-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveshowing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinlonganimis
- Englishlonganimous
From Latin longanimis.
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Dutch lankmoedig
- lankmoediglong-suffering
French longanime
- longanimelong-suffering
German langmütig
- langmütiglong-suffering
Greek μακρόθυμος
- μακρόθυμος (makróthymos)long-suffering
Italian longanime
- longanimelong-suffering
Latin longanimis
- longanimislong-suffering
Polish wytrzymały, o anielskiej cierpliwości
- wytrzymałylong-suffering
- o anielskiej cierpliwościlong-suffering
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longanimous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longanimous
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