forgiving

English

Adjective

forgiving (comparative more forgiving, superlative most forgiving)

1. Inclined to forgive.

   I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.

2. (computing) User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.
   • 2010, Roger S. Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, page 336:

     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.

Derived terms

• forgivingly
• forgivingness
• unforgiving

Translations

inclined to forgive

• Arabic: غَفُور (ḡafūr)
• Dutch: genadig (nl)
• Finnish: anteeksiantavainen
• French: ^{(please verify)} indulgent (fr), ^{(please verify)} indulgente (fr)
• German: nachsichtig (de)
• Greek: αμνησίκακος (el) (amnisíkakos), ανεκτικός (el) (anektikós), ανεξίκακος (el) (anexíkakos), επιεικής (el) (epieikís), συγχωρητικός (el) (synchoritikós)
• Ingrian: antelikas
• Latin: clēmēns, ignoscens
• Portuguese: indulgente (pt)
• Russian: проща́ющий (ru) m (proščájuščij), снисходи́тельный (ru) m (snisxodítelʹnyj)
• Swedish: förlåtande (sv)

Verb

forgiving

1. present participle and gerund 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.