forgiveness
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) The action of forgiving.
- (uncountable, usually) A readiness to forgive.
Synonyms
toleration
free pardon
patient endurance
making allowances
Translations
pardon
Vergebung
perdón
perdono
perdão
vergiffenis
perdó
venia
συγχώρησηFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fəˈɡɪvnəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English forgiveness, forgifnes, from Old English forġiefnes, equivalent to forgive + -ness. Cognate with Dutch vergiffenis.
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