forgivable
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English
Etymology
From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
forgivable (comparative more forgivable, superlative most forgivable)
- Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- Synonyms: excusable, pardonable, venial
- Antonyms: unforgivable, unvenial
- 2004, CMJ New Music Report, number 872, page 6:
- It's even forgivable here when the band sometimes sounds as though they've phoned in the Stonesy swagger, because when they're on, the Hellacopters sound like the best garage rock/bar band in the world.
- 2016, Jessi Klein, You'll Grow Out of It, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- In retrospect, the misunderstanding about the plan was forgivable
- (finance, 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.
Derived terms
Translations
able to be forgiven
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