Veniality
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The quality of being venial (pardonable). uncountable
"When he heard him in after years accused of shameless veniality, of trickery, lying, duplicity, even murder, he always remembered that impulsive revelation--never repeated--of a warped, unhappy childhood, of a perverted destiny. Mr. Morris came to him later as he stood leaning against the wall behind the chair of Madame de Chastellux. ""
- 2 A venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour. countable
Example
More examples"When he heard him in after years accused of shameless veniality, of trickery, lying, duplicity, even murder, he always remembered that impulsive revelation--never repeated--of a warped, unhappy childhood, of a perverted destiny. Mr. Morris came to him later as he stood leaning against the wall behind the chair of Madame de Chastellux. ""
Etymology
From venial + -ity.
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