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forgiving definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forgive 1 of 2 senses of forgive Sense 1 forgive => excuse, condone => absolve, justify, free => absolve => pardon => excuse, pardon Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forgive 1 of 2 senses of forgive Sense 1 forgive => excuse, condone => absolve, justify, free => excuse, relieve, let off exempt => frank => wash one's hands => absolve => pardon => assoil => amnesty => excuse, pardon Entailment of verb forgive Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb forgive 2 senses of forgive Sense 1 forgive => concede, yield, grant Sense 2 forgive => exempt, relieve, free Familiarity of verb forgive forgive used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb forgive Sense 1 forgive => concede, yield, grant -------------- Sense 2 forgive => exempt, relieve, free -------------- Grep of noun forgiving forgivingness Overview of verb forgive The verb forgive has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (24) forgive -- (stop blaming or grant forgiveness) 2. (1) forgive -- (absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt") Overview of adj forgiving The adj forgiving has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. forgiving -- (inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child") 2. absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving -- (providing absolution) Antonyms of adj forgiving 2 senses of forgiving Sense 1 forgiving (vs. unforgiving) unforgiving (vs. forgiving) => revengeful, vindictive, vengeful Sense 2 absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving INDIRECT (VIA exculpatory) -> inculpatory, inculpative Similarity of adj forgiving 2 senses of forgiving Sense 1 forgiving (vs. unforgiving) => kind tolerant => unvindictive Sense 2 absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving => exculpatory (vs. inculpatory) Attributes of adj forgiving Familiarity of adj forgiving forgiving used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj forgiving forgiving unforgiving Overview of verb forgive The verb forgive has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (24) forgive -- (stop blaming or grant forgiveness) 2. (1) forgive -- (absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt") Overview of adj forgiving The adj forgiving has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. forgiving -- (inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child") 2. absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving -- (providing absolution)
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