Longminded

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Patient; longanimous. nonstandard, rare

    "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."

Synonyms

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longanimous

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From long + minded. Compare Old English langmōd (“patient, long-suffering”, literally “long-mood”).

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