“Be patient with this definition of longanimity.”
Longanimity
Definition (noun): patient forbearance under stress or adversity. “Your longanimity in the middle of rush hour even when you are late for work is impressive”.
Pronunciation: lawng-guh-nim-i-tee
Longanimous
Definition (adjective): even tempered and slow to anger or express resentment. “Even in the face of extreme suffering, the patient was longanimous and magnanimous”.
Pronunciation: lawn-gan-uh-muhss
About the Word:
From Latin longanimitas meaning “long-suffering or patient.”