different between longminded vs longanimous

longminded

English

Alternative forms

  • long-minded

Etymology

From long +? minded. Compare Old English langm?d (patient, long-suffering, literally long-mood).

Adjective

longminded (comparative more longminded, superlative most longminded)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) Patient; longanimous.
    • 1966, Staughton Lynd, Nonviolence in America:
      They are no more longminded than white people. They know there's not going to be a Negro sheriff. And therefore when they vote, they're going to vote for the less dangerous sheriff, who has to be a Democrat.

Derived terms

  • longmindedness

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longanimous

English

Adjective

longanimous (comparative more longanimous, superlative most longanimous)

  1. Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.

Synonyms

  • long-suffering, longminded

Translations

Anagrams

  • longimanous

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