longanimidad
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin longanimitātem (“longanimity, long-suffering”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlonganimidad 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 In everyday talk, it has simply been replaced by [gran] paciencia (“[great] patience”)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
editFurther reading
edit- “longanimidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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