longanimous
Definition
- Adjective: Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment.
Usage
The word "longanimous" is a formal adjective used to describe a person's character or behavior. It emphasizes a profound, enduring patience and forbearance, especially when faced with prolonged difficulty, provocation, or suffering. It implies a strength of mind that chooses not to react with anger or haste.
Examples
- The community leader was longanimous in the face of constant criticism, always responding with calm reason.
- Her longanimous nature was tested during the years of hardship, yet she never complained.
- The monk's longanimous acceptance of his fate was an inspiration to all.
Advanced Usage
- "To be longanimous toward someone/something": To show enduring patience and forbearance directed at a specific source of adversity.
- He remained longanimous toward his detractors, refusing to engage in public disputes.
Variants and Related Words
- Longanimity (noun): The quality of being longanimous; patient endurance.
- Her longanimity in the face of such trials was remarkable.
Synonyms
- Forbearing: Patient and restrained.
- Stoical: Enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining.
- Patient: Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
Antonyms
- Impatient: Having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked.
- Intolerant: Not willing to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own.
- Short-tempered: Easily angered.
Adjective
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showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
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seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression
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was longanimous in the face of suffering
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