venial
- Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- (especially, often) Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- Not causing spiritual death.
Opposite of
unvenial, unforgivable, mortal
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈviːni.əl/
Etymology
From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
not serious
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "venial" and many other words and sentences in English.