Meanings
comparative more forgiving · superlative most forgiving
- Inclined to forgive.
I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.
- computingUser-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.
A good WebApp interface is understandable and forgiving, providing the user with a sense of control. […] Work is carefully and continuously saved, with full option for the user to undo any activity at any time.
2010, Roger S. Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, page 336
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of forgive
plural forgivings
- An act of forgiveness.
And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.
1996, Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World, page 58
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveinclined or able to forgive and show mercy
adjectiveproviding absolution
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic غَفُور
- غَفُور (ḡafūr)inclined to forgive
Czech shovívavý, odpouštějící
- shovívavýinclined to forgive
- odpouštějícíinclined to forgive
Dutch genadig
- genadiginclined to forgive
Finnish anteeksiantavainen
- anteeksiantavaineninclined to forgive
German nachsichtig
- nachsichtiginclined to forgive
Greek αμνησίκακος, ανεκτικός
- αμνησίκακος (amnisíkakos)inclined to forgive
- ανεκτικός (anektikós)inclined to forgive
- ανεξίκακος (anexíkakos)inclined to forgive
- επιεικής (epieikís)inclined to forgive
- συγχωρητικός (synchoritikós)inclined to forgive
Latin clēmēns, ignōscēns
- clēmēnsinclined to forgive
- ignōscēnsinclined to forgive
Portuguese indulgente
- indulgenteinclined to forgive
Russian проща́ющий, снисходи́тельный
- проща́ющий (proščájuščij)inclined to forgive
- снисходи́тельный (snisxodítelʹnyj)inclined to forgive
Swedish förlåtande
- förlåtandeinclined to forgive
Cite this entry
forgiving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgiving
“forgiving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgiving. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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