forgivingness

for·giv·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fer-giv-ing]
- /fərˈgɪv ɪŋ/
- /fəˈgɪvɪŋnəs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fer-giv-ing]
- /fərˈgɪv ɪŋ/

Definitions of forgivingness word

adjective forgivingness disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile. 1
adjective forgivingness tolerant: The mountain is not forgiving of inexperienced climbers. 1
noun forgivingness The quality of being forgiving. 0

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Origin of forgivingness

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; forgive + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Forgivingness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Forgivingness

forgivingness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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