Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Patience or tolerance in the face of adversity; forbearance, long-suffering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: patience, forbearance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: good nature
History
From Late Latin longanimitās, from longanimis, translating Ancient Greek μακροθυμία (makrothumía).
