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FORGIVINGNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tendency to be kind and forgiving

Synonyms:

forgivingness; kindness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("forgivingness" is a kind of...):

mercifulness; mercy (a disposition to be kind and forgiving)

Derivation:

forgiving (providing absolution)

forgiving (inclined or able to forgive and show mercy)

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