Venial

//ˈviːni.əl//

Synonyms for "venial" (34 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Strong matches (10)

Adjective(2 words)
excusableforgivable
Adjective(2 words)
excusableforgivable

Related words (17)

Adjective(1 words)
minor
Adjective(1 words)
pardonable

Related word relations

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6 relation types

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Synonyms

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similar

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Translations

26 translations across 12 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • ներելի adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • дребен adj (excusable; trifling)
  • простим adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

French

1 entries
  • véniel adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Georgian

3 entries
  • მისატევებელი adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • საპატიებელი adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • შესაწყნარებელი adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

German

2 entries
  • lässlich adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • läßlich adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • bocsánatos adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • elnézhető adj (excusable; trifling)
  • megbocsátható adj (excusable; trifling)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • afsakanlegur adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • fyrirgefanlegur adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Italian

1 entries
  • veniale adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Manx

1 entries
  • so-phardooney adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Polish

4 entries
  • lekki adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • przebaczalny adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • przebaczalny adj (excusable; trifling)
  • wybaczalny adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • perdoável adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • perdoável adj (excusable; trifling)
  • venial adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  • venial adj (excusable; trifling)

Spanish

1 entries
  • venial adj (pardonable; able to be forgiven)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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He did not say that he should favour such an attempt; But he did say that such an attempt would be venial.

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His venial youthful indiscretions.

Source: wiktionary

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