venial

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English

Etymology

From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːni.əl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

venial (comparative more venial, superlative most venial)

  1. Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
    Synonyms: pardonable, excusable, forgivable
    1. (often, especially) Worthy of forgiveness because trifling (trivial).
      His venial youthful indiscretions.
  2. (religion, of a sin) Not causing spiritual death.
    Antonym: mortal

Usage notes

Venial behavior (mildly wrong behavior) is not to be confused with venal behavior (bribery/corruption).

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin veniālem, from Latin venia.

Adjective

venial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular veniale)

  1. venial

Descendants

  • French: véniel
  • → English: venial

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Late Latin veniālis (“pardonable”) (probably via Italian veniale), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).

Adjective

venial

  1. venial

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ve.niˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /veˈnjaw/
 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ve‧ni‧al

Adjective

venial m or f (plural veniais)

  1. venial (pardonable; able to be forgiven)
  2. venial (excusable; trifling)

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “venial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈnjal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ve‧nial

Adjective

venial m or f (masculine and feminine plural veniales)

  1. venial, petty

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