veniality en · NOUN
Etymology
From venial + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable).
However enraged I might be at the new revelation of Addicks' extraordinary veniality, the other elements in the situation remained as before.
1905, Thomas W. Lawson, Frenzied Finance:When he heard him in after years accused of shameless veniality, of trickery, lying, duplicity, even murder, he always remembered that impulsive revelation--never repeated--of a warped, unhappy childhood, of a perverted destiny. Mr. Morris came to him later as he stood leaning against the wall behind the chair of Madame de Chastellux. "
1903, Carter Goodloe, Calvert of Strathore:
- (countable) A venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| venialities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
venialness · error · transgression · pardonableness · misdoing · delinquency · misdemeanor · forgivableness · misdeed · tort · peccadillo · sin · wrong · peccadillo · malfeasance · transgression · delict · offense · wrongdoing · villainy · veniality · wrongdoing · tortfeasance · crime
Translations (9)
pl wybaczalność (quality of being venial) · de Läßlichkeit (quality of being venial) · de Läßlichkeit (venial action) · pl lekkość (quality of being venial) · pl przebaczalność (quality of being venial) · de Lässlichkeit (venial action) · pl wybaczalny grzech (venial action) · de Entschuldbarkeit (quality of being venial) · de Lässlichkeit (quality of being venial)