longanimity
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- Scrabble points
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- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
/lɒŋɡəˈnɪmɪti/
(UK)
Definition of longanimity
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(archaic, uncountable)Patience or tolerance in the face of adversity; forbearance, long-suffering.
“It had overcome the patience of Job, as it did the meekness of Moses, and would surely have mastered any, but the longanimity, and lasting sufferance of God [...].”
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Etymology
From Late Latin longanimitās, from longanimus, translating Ancient Greek μακροθυμία (makrothumía).
Words you can make from longanimity
200+ playable · top: MALIGNITY (15 pts)
Best play malignity 15 points9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
9 words7-letter words
36 words- MANGILY 13 pts
- MINGILY 13 pts
- ALIMONY 12 pts
- AMINITY 12 pts
- ANTONYM 12 pts
- AGILITY 11 pts
- INLYING 11 pts
- ANILITY 10 pts
- INANITY 10 pts
- LIMNING 10 pts
- LOAMING 10 pts
- MAILING 10 pts
- MALTING 10 pts
- MILTING 10 pts
- MINTING 10 pts
- MOANING 10 pts
- MOATING 10 pts
- MOILING 10 pts
- MOLTING 10 pts
- TINNILY 10 pts
- TONGMAN 10 pts
- INTIMAL 9 pts
- LAMININ 9 pts
- MONILIA 9 pts
- NOMINAL 9 pts
- ALINING 8 pts
- ANTILOG 8 pts
- ATONING 8 pts
- INTAGLI 8 pts
- LINTING 8 pts
- LOANING 8 pts
- NAILING 8 pts
- TAILING 8 pts
- TOILING 8 pts
- ANTLION 7 pts
- NITINOL 7 pts
6-letter words
64 words- GAMILY 12 pts
- MAYING 12 pts
- ANONYM 11 pts
- MAINLY 11 pts
- MINYAN 11 pts
- GAINLY 10 pts
- GLINTY 10 pts
- LAYING 10 pts
- NONGAY 10 pts
- OTALGY 10 pts
- TANGLY 10 pts
- TINGLY 10 pts
- TOYING 10 pts
- TYNING 10 pts
- YOGINI 10 pts
- AIMING 9 pts
- ALIYOT 9 pts
- GLIOMA 9 pts
- LAMING 9 pts
- LIMING 9 pts
- LINGAM 9 pts
- LITANY 9 pts
- MALIGN 9 pts
- MATING 9 pts
- MIGNON 9 pts
- MILING 9 pts
- MINING 9 pts
- NAMING 9 pts
- TAMING 9 pts
- TANNOY 9 pts
- TIMING 9 pts
- TINILY 9 pts
- AMNION 8 pts
- INTIMA 8 pts
- LIMINA 8 pts
- MALOTI 8 pts
- MANITO 8 pts
- MINION 8 pts
- NOMINA 8 pts
- OILMAN 8 pts
- TINMAN 8 pts
- AILING 7 pts
- ANTING 7 pts
- GALIOT 7 pts
- GITANO 7 pts
- LATIGO 7 pts
- LIGNAN 7 pts
- LIGNIN 7 pts
- LINING 7 pts
- LONGAN 7 pts
- NILGAI 7 pts
- NOTING 7 pts
- OILING 7 pts
- TIGLON 7 pts
- TIGNON 7 pts
- TILING 7 pts
- TINING 7 pts
- TOLING 7 pts
- TONING 7 pts
- ANILIN 6 pts
- ANOINT 6 pts
- LATINO 6 pts
- NATION 6 pts
- TALION 6 pts
5-letter words
84 words- GOYIM 11 pts
- MANGY 11 pts
- MINGY 11 pts
- AMITY 10 pts
- ANOMY 10 pts
- ATOMY 10 pts
- LOAMY 10 pts
- MALTY 10 pts
- MANLY 10 pts
- MILTY 10 pts
- MINNY 10 pts
- MINTY 10 pts
- MONTY 10 pts
- AGONY 9 pts
- GAILY 9 pts
- GINNY 9 pts
- GOATY 9 pts
- LINGY 9 pts
- LYING 9 pts
- TANGY 9 pts
- TYING 9 pts
- YOGIN 9 pts
- AMIGO 8 pts
- AMONG 8 pts
- ANNOY 8 pts
- ANYON 8 pts
- ATONY 8 pts
- GAMIN 8 pts
- GLOAM 8 pts
- IMAGO 8 pts
- INLAY 8 pts
- LAITY 8 pts
- LAYIN 8 pts
- LINNY 8 pts
- LINTY 8 pts
- MAGOT 8 pts
- MANGO 8 pts
- NOILY 8 pts
- NONYL 8 pts
- NYLON 8 pts
- ONLAY 8 pts
- TINNY 8 pts
- TIYIN 8 pts
- AMINO 7 pts
- AMNIO 7 pts
- ANIMI 7 pts
- IMINO 7 pts
- LIMAN 7 pts
- LIMIT 7 pts
- MATIN 7 pts
- MILIA 7 pts
- TOMAN 7 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ALONG 6 pts
- ANGLO 6 pts
- ATIGI 6 pts
- GIANT 6 pts
- GLINT 6 pts
- GLOAT 6 pts
- GONIA 6 pts
- GONNA 6 pts
- INGOT 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- LINGO 6 pts
- LOGAN 6 pts
- LOGIA 6 pts
- LOGIN 6 pts
- TANGO 6 pts
- TIGON 6 pts
- TONGA 6 pts
- AIOLI 5 pts
- ALOIN 5 pts
- ANION 5 pts
- INION 5 pts
- LININ 5 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NOTAL 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
4-letter words
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