How to pronounce longanimity
American English pronunciation
lawng-guh-NIM-ih-tee
- IPA
- /ˌlɔŋɡəˈnɪmɪti/
- Syllables
- lawng · guh · NIM · ih · tee (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What longanimity means
Patient calm in the face of hard times
In a sentence: The farmer showed great longanimity through the long dry summer, never once complaining.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Late Latin word meaning patience, which was used to translate a Greek word for long-suffering.
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