adj
Meaning 1
Inclined to forgive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
forgiving
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adj
Meaning 2
User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An act of forgiveness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of forgive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
inclined or able to forgive and show mercy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a kindly forgiving nature
- a forgiving embrace to the naughty child
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unforgiving
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
providing absolution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absolvitory, exonerative
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: غَفُور (ḡafūr) — inclined to forgive
- Czech: shovívavý — inclined to forgive
- Czech: odpouštějící — inclined to forgive
- Dutch: genadig — inclined to forgive
- Finnish: anteeksiantavainen — inclined to forgive
- German: nachsichtig — inclined to forgive
- Greek: αμνησίκακος (amnisíkakos) — inclined to forgive
- Greek: ανεκτικός (anektikós) — inclined to forgive
- Greek: ανεξίκακος (anexíkakos) — inclined to forgive
- Greek: επιεικής (epieikís) — inclined to forgive
- Greek: συγχωρητικός (synchoritikós) — inclined to forgive
- Ingrian: antelikas — inclined to forgive
- Latin: clēmēns — inclined to forgive
- Latin: ignōscēns — inclined to forgive
- Portuguese: indulgente — inclined to forgive
- Russian: проща́ющий (proščájuščij) — inclined to forgive
- Russian: снисходи́тельный (snisxodítelʹnyj) — inclined to forgive
- Swedish: förlåtande — inclined to forgive
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