forgivable

Meaning

1. Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
2. (not-comparable) Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period, or canceled, by the lender, if the borrower meets certain obligations.

Synonyms

excusable

pardonable

venial

absolvable

remissible

Translations

pardonnable

perdonabile

verzeihlich

excusable

entschuldbar

perdoável

vergeeflijk

scusabile

perdonable

remissibile

condonabile

disculpable

läßlich

veniale

Etymology

From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).