forgiving (adj.)

"inclined to forgive," 1680s, from present participle of forgive. Related: Forgivingness.

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Old English forgiefan "give, grant, allow; remit (a debt), pardon (an offense)," also "give up" and "give in marriage" (past tense forgeaf, past participle forgifen); from for-, here probably "completely," + giefan "to give" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive").

The sense of "to give up desire or power to punish" (late Old English) is from use of such a compound as a Germanic loan-translation of Vulgar Latin *perdonare (Old Saxon fargeban, Dutch vergeven, German vergeben "to forgive," Gothic fragiban "to grant;" and see pardon (n.)). Related: Forgave; forgiven; forgiving.

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Definitions of forgiving

forgiving (adj.)

inclined or able to forgive and show mercy;

a kindly forgiving nature

a forgiving embrace to the naughty child

forgiving (adj.)

providing absolution;

Synonyms: absolvitory / exonerative

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