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Added 9 October 2026

forgiveness

/fəˈɡɪvnəs/ noun

In Latin: venia, remissio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about forgiveness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The action of forgiving.
He begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop.
A readiness to forgive.

Origin

From Middle English forgiveness, forgifnes, from Old English forġiefnes. By surface analysis, forgive + -ness. Cognate with Dutch vergiffenis.

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