Definition of Longanimous

1. Adjective. Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment. "Was longanimous in the face of suffering"

Exact synonyms: Forbearing
Similar to: Patient
Derivative terms: Longanimity

Definition of Longanimous

1. Adjective. Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longanimous

long trousers
long underwear
long vinculum
long vowel
long vowels
long wave
long ways, long lies
long weekend
long weekends
long whist
longa
longan
longanberry
longanimities
longanimity
longanimous (current term)
longanimously
longans
longar palm
longas
longbeak
longbeaks
longbeard
longbeards
longboard
longboarded
longboarder
longboarders
longboarding
longboards

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