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forgiving en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Inclined to forgive.
   • I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.
2. User-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:

Forms

Deriveds

forgivingness · forgivingly · unforgiving

Translations (18)

cs shovívavý (inclined to forgive) · el συγχωρητικός (inclined to forgive) · el επιεικής (inclined to forgive) · izh antelikas (inclined to forgive) · ar غَفُور (inclined to forgive) · fi anteeksiantavainen (inclined to forgive) · el αμνησίκακος (inclined to forgive) · sv förlåtande (inclined to forgive) · ru проща́ющий (inclined to forgive) · ru снисходи́тельный (inclined to forgive) · cs odpouštějící (inclined to forgive) · de nachsichtig (inclined to forgive) · el ανεξίκακος (inclined to forgive) · la ignōscēns (inclined to forgive) · nl genadig (inclined to forgive) · el ανεκτικός (inclined to forgive) · pt indulgente (inclined to forgive) · la clēmēns (inclined to forgive)

forgiving en · NOUN

Meanings

1. 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:

Forms

forgiving en · VERB

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of forgive
   form of forgive