adj
Meaning 1
Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
longanimous
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Meaning 2
showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression
- was longanimous in the face of suffering
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forbearing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: lankmoedig — long-suffering
- French: longanime — long-suffering
- German: langmütig — long-suffering
- Greek: μακρόθυμος (makróthymos) — long-suffering
- Italian: longanime — long-suffering
- Latin: longanimis — long-suffering
- Polish: wytrzymały — long-suffering
- Polish: o anielskiej cierpliwości — long-suffering