forgiving

English

Adjective

forgiving ‎(comparative more forgiving, superlative most forgiving)

1. Inclined to forgive.

   I am not very forgiving.

Translations

inclined to forgive

• Dutch: genadig (nl)
• Finnish: anteeksiantavainen
• French: ^{(please verify)} indulgent, ^{(please verify)} indulgente

• Swedish: förlåtande (sv)

Verb

forgiving

1. present participle of forgive

Noun

forgiving ‎(plural forgivings)

1. An act of forgiveness.
   • 1996, Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)

     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.