venial
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
venial (comparative more venial, superlative most venial)
- Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- 1826, [Mary Shelley], The Last Man. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
- He did not say that he should favour such an attempt; But he did say that such an attempt would be venial.
- Synonyms: pardonable, excusable, forgivable
- (often, especially) Worthy of forgiveness because trifling (trivial).
- His venial youthful indiscretions.
- (religion, of a sin) Not causing spiritual death.
- Antonym: mortal
Usage notes edit
Venial behavior (mildly wrong behavior) is not to be confused with venal behavior (bribery/corruption).
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
pardonable; able to be forgiven
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excusable; trifling
Anagrams edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin veniālem, from Latin venia.
Adjective edit
venial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular veniale)
Descendants edit
Piedmontese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin veniālis (“pardonable”) (probably via Italian veniale), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
Adjective edit
venial
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
venial m or f (plural veniais)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “venial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
venial m or f (masculine and feminine plural veniales)
Further reading edit
- “venial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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