longanimidad
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin longanimitas (“longanimity, long-suffering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lonɡanimiˈdad/ [lõŋ.ɡa.ni.miˈð̞að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: lon‧ga‧ni‧mi‧dad
Noun
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
- longanimidad is very formal and literary. In everyday talk, it has simply been replaced by [gran] paciencia (“[great] patience”)
See also
- paciencia
Further reading
- “longanimidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014