forgivingness

/fɝˈɡɪvɪŋnəs/ noun

The quality of being forgiving.

Word Origin From Old English 'forgiefan' (to forgive), literally 'to give away' — for- 'away, completely' + giefan 'to give'. The idea: when you forgive, you give away the offense. The root 'give' from Proto-Germanic *gebaną also gives us 'gift' and 'given'.

noun The quality of being forgiving. countable

Her forgivingness towards those who wronged her was truly remarkable.

(名词) 宽容;宽恕;包容 【宽容性】

她对那些伤害她的人所表现出的宽恕品质确实非凡。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser indulgente.

Su indulgencia hacia quienes la agraviaron fue verdaderamente notable.

(nom) indulgence; clémence; magnanimité; miséricorde; pardon [Qualité d'une personne qui pardonne, qui est indulgente.]

Sa capacité de pardon (forgivingness) envers ceux qui l'avaient offensée était vraiment remarquable.

(Substantiv) **forgivingness** – Die Eigenschaft, nachsichtig oder versöhnlich zu sein; die Bereitschaft, Fehler oder Verletzungen zu verzeihen.

Ihre **forgivingness** gegenüber denen, die sie verletzt hatten, war wirklich beeindruckend.

(名詞) 許す性質。寛大さ。

彼女が自分を傷つけた人々に対して示した寛大さは本当に驚くべきものだった。

(substantivo) indulgência; clemência; magnanimidade; misericórdia; compaixão [A qualidade de ser perdoador.]

Sua capacidade de perdoar para com aqueles que a prejudicaram foi verdadeiramente notável.

Word parts: for + give + ing + ness

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