Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Word of the Day: Longanimity & Longanimous
Longanimity (n) - good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence; calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance.
longanimous (adj.) - showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
How many of these other long- prefix words do you know?
long-wooled, longanberry, longar palm, Longbeak, longbeard, Longbenton, longboat, longbow, long-tongued, long-waisted, long-staple, longcloth, longe, longeron, longheaded, longhorn, longhouse, longicorn, longilateral, longiloquence,longimetry, longinquity, longipalp, longipennate, longipennes, longiroster, longirostral, longirostres, longueuil, longueur, longulite, longus
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