forgiving

[ fer-giv-ing ]
/ fərˈgɪv ɪŋ /

adjective

disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.
tolerant: The mountain is not forgiving of inexperienced climbers.

Origin of forgiving

First recorded in 1680–90; forgive + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM forgiving

for·giv·ing·ly, adverb for·giv·ing·ness, noun non·for·giv·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for forgivingness

  • As to what had taken place in the morning, he knew Clare's forgivingness, and despised him for it.

    A Rough Shaking |George MacDonald
  • This reconciliation on the fall of the sword was a token of the forgivingness of the North toward the chastened foes.

    The Lincoln Story Book |Henry L. Williams
  • Tenney stood there, his heart swelling within him at the contrast between the child's forgivingness and her cruelty.

    Old Crow |Alice Brown

British Dictionary definitions for forgivingness

forgiving
/ (fəˈɡɪvɪŋ) /

adjective

willing to forgive; merciful

Derived forms of forgiving

forgivingly, adverb forgivingness, noun