forgiveness
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forgiveness
- /fəˈɡɪvnəs/ UK
- /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English forgiveness, forgifnes, from Old English forġiefnes. By surface analysis, forgive + -ness. Cognate with Dutch vergiffenis.
noun forgivenesses
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The action of forgiving.
He begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop.
Similar: remission
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A readiness to forgive.
If thou, Lord, shouldest marke iniquities: O Lord, who shal stand? But there is forgiuenesse with thee: that thou mayest be feared.
Similar: mercy
Similar: forgiveness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pardon, excuse, forgive, apology, remission, atonement, exoneration, sorry, truce, leniency, forbearance, waiver, exemption, clemency, surrender, permission
noun
Similar: forgiveness
Translations
Every language
noun the action of forgiving
| Español | disculpación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용서 yongseo |
| 日本語 | 容赦 yōsha |
| 中文 | 饒恕 /饶恕 ráoshù, 寬恕 /宽恕 kuānshù |
| हिन्दी | क्षमा kṣamā, माफ़ी māfī |
| Kiswahili | ghofira |
| Português | perdão |
| Français | pardon |
| Deutsch | Verzeihung, Vergebung |
| Italiano | perdono |
| Ελληνικά | συγχώρεση synchóresi, συγγνώμη syngnómi |
| Română | iertare, scuză, pardon |
| Русский | проще́ние proščénije, извине́ние izvinénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tha thứ |
| العربية | مَغْفِرَة maḡfira, غُفْرَان ḡufrān, مُسَامَحَة musāmaḥa, عَفْو ʕafw |
| עברית | סְלִיחָה slikhá |
noun readiness to forgive
| Deutsch | Versöhnlichkeit, Nachsicht |
|---|---|
| Русский | снисходи́тельность snisxodítelʹnostʹ |
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title = {forgiveness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forgiveness},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
