noun
- patient endurance of hardship, provocation, or annoyance; forbearance
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The teacher’s longanimity with difficult students was remarkable.
- His longanimity in the face of constant criticism impressed everyone.
- She showed great longanimity during the lengthy negotiations.
- The saint was known for his longanimity toward those who persecuted him.
- Their longanimity helped them endure years of financial hardship.
- The judge’s longanimity with the disruptive defendant was admirable.