forgivable

English

Etymology

From forgive +‎ -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).

Adjective

forgivable (comparative more forgivable, superlative most forgivable)

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
Synonyms: excusable, pardonable, venial
(finance, not comparable) Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period if the lender meets certain obligations.

Antonyms

unforgivable

Translations

able to be forgiven

Bulgarian: простим (bg) (prostim)
Danish: tilgivelig
Dutch: vergeeflijk (nl)
Esperanto: pardonebla
Finnish: anteeksiannettava
French: pardonnable (fr), excusable (fr), véniel (fr)
German: verzeihlich (de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tilgivelig
Polish: wybaczalny (pl) m
Portuguese: perdoável (pt)
Romanian: iertabil m, scuzabil (ro)
Russian: прости́тельный (ru) (prostítelʹnyj)
Swedish: förlåtlig (sv)

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