forgivable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).
Meanings
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Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
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.
2004, CMJ New Music Report, number 872, page 6:In retrospect, the misunderstanding about the plan was forgivable […]
2016, Jessi Klein, You'll Grow Out of It, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more forgivable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most forgivable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Synonyms
venial · remissable · excusable · pardonable
Translations (16)
ru прости́тельный (able to be forgiven) · ro iertabil (able to be forgiven) · pt perdoável (able to be forgiven) · fr pardonnable (able to be forgiven) · pl wybaczalny (able to be forgiven) · fr véniel (able to be forgiven) · fi anteeksiannettava (able to be forgiven) · eo pardonebla (able to be forgiven) · sv förlåtlig (able to be forgiven) · de verzeihlich (able to be forgiven) · da tilgivelig (able to be forgiven) · nb tilgivelig (able to be forgiven) · ro scuzabil (able to be forgiven) · fr excusable (able to be forgiven) · nl vergeeflijk (able to be forgiven) · bg простим (able to be forgiven)