longanimidad
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin longanimitātem (“longanimity, long-suffering”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
longanimidad f (plural longanimidades)
- (formal, dated, literary) longanimity, long-suffering
- ¡Cuanta longanimidad tiene usted! No se nos olvidará.
- What long-suffering you have! We will not forget.
- forbearance
Usage notes edit
- longanimidad is very formal and literary. In everyday talk, it has simply been replaced by [gran] paciencia (“[great] patience”)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “longanimidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014