Forgiving

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
An act of forgiveness.
"And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of forgive form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Inclined to forgive.
"I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence."
2
User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.
"A good WebApp interface is understandable and forgiving, providing the user with a sense of control. […] Work is carefully and continuously saved, with full option for the user to undo any activity at any time."

Adjective

1
providing absolution wordnet
2
inclined or able to forgive and show mercy wordnet

Synonyms

tolerant absolvitory absolvitory accepting benevolent charitable

Antonyms

grudge vengeful unforgiving

Example

"If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving."

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