forgivingn.

/fəˈɡɪvɪŋ/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s Scottish forgiffine, forgiffyne.

Etymology: < forgive v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of forgive v.

ΚΠ

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Lucrece. 1852 Be as be may, quod she, of forgyfynge.

a1460 Let. Jas. II Chart. Aberd. 62 (Jam.) Not agaynstanding ony relessing, gyft, forgiffyne, or accordyng.

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. e2^v All be yt man repent hys forgeuynge and afterwarde sue for hys debte.

1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Av^v Quhair thay sal get grace marcie and forgiffine of thair sinnis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

forgivingadj.

/fəˈɡɪvɪŋ/

Etymology: < forgive v. + -ing suffix².

That forgives; inclined to forgive; indicating forgiveness.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [adjective]

remissive1592

acquitting1638

pardoning1645

forgiving1690

condonative1840

1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 186 A mild, meek and forgiving Spirit.

1703 N. Rowe Fair Penitent iv. i. 1574 One forgiving Glance.

1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 58 Of thee we now should ask forgiving boon.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 458 He was of no gentle or forgiving temper.

Derivatives

forˈgivingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [adverb]

forgivingly1668

unresentfully1857

1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 120 Never did any carry it more peaceably and forgivingly.

1857 W. Collins Dead Secret 249 Remember me forgivingly, Arthur.

forˈgivingness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] > disposition to forgive

forgivenessc1175

remissiona1616

ignoscency1647

forgivingness1741

unresentfulness1866

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xvi. 82 So much Sweetness, and so much Forgivingness.

1865 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) viii. 114 Active forgivingness, the returning of good for evil.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	forgiving
释义	forgivingn. /fəˈɡɪvɪŋ/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s Scottish forgiffine, forgiffyne. Etymology: < forgive v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of forgive v. ΚΠ c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Lucrece. 1852 Be as be may, quod she, of forgyfynge. a1460 Let. Jas. II Chart. Aberd. 62 (Jam.) Not agaynstanding ony relessing, gyft, forgiffyne, or accordyng. ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. e2^v All be yt man repent hys forgeuynge and afterwarde sue for hys debte. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Av^v Quhair thay sal get grace marcie and forgiffine of thair sinnis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). forgivingadj. /fəˈɡɪvɪŋ/ Etymology: < forgive v. + -ing suffix². That forgives; inclined to forgive; indicating forgiveness. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [adjective] remissive1592 acquitting1638 pardoning1645 forgiving1690 condonative1840 1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 186 A mild, meek and forgiving Spirit. 1703 N. Rowe Fair Penitent iv. i. 1574 One forgiving Glance. 1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 58 Of thee we now should ask forgiving boon. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 458 He was of no gentle or forgiving temper. Derivatives forˈgivingly adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [adverb] forgivingly1668 unresentfully1857 1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 120 Never did any carry it more peaceably and forgivingly. 1857 W. Collins Dead Secret 249 Remember me forgivingly, Arthur. forˈgivingness n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] > disposition to forgive forgivenessc1175 remissiona1616 ignoscency1647 forgivingness1741 unresentfulness1866 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xvi. 82 So much Sweetness, and so much Forgivingness. 1865 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) viii. 114 Active forgivingness, the returning of good for evil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.c1385adj.1668
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