LONGANIMITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

Synonyms:

forbearance; longanimity; patience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("longanimity" is a kind of...):

good nature (a cheerful, obliging disposition)

Derivation:

longanimous (showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment)