Unforgivingness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being unforgiving. uncountable

    "But now they are sufficiently cleared from every imputation of unforgivingness; for, while I appeared to them in the character of a vile hypocrite, pretending to true penitence, yet giving up myself to profligate courses, how could I expect either their pardon or blessing?"

  2. 2
    The quality of having no allowance for weakness. wordnet

Synonyms

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crueltyhardnessharshnessinclemencyrelentlessnessruthlessness

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"But now they are sufficiently cleared from every imputation of unforgivingness; for, while I appeared to them in the character of a vile hypocrite, pretending to true penitence, yet giving up myself to profligate courses, how could I expect either their pardon or blessing?"

Etymology

From unforgiving + -ness.

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