pardonable
/'pɑ:dnəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being forgiven or excused: Describes an action, mistake, or offense that is not too serious and can be understood, forgiven, or overlooked.
- Admitting of being pardoned: Formal definition indicating that something is worthy of or eligible for pardon.
Usage
The adjective "pardonable" is used to describe faults, errors, lapses, or behaviors that are considered minor, understandable, or not severe enough to warrant lasting blame or punishment. It suggests the action is excusable.
Examples
- Adjective:
- Given his lack of experience, his mistake was entirely pardonable.
- Her pardonable pride in her children's achievements was evident to everyone.
- In the confusion, it was a pardonable error to forget the exact date.
Advanced Usage
- "pardonable sin": A theological or figurative term for a minor transgression or fault that can be forgiven, often contrasted with a more serious, unpardonable offense.
- Forgetting a name is a pardonable sin in most social situations.
Variants and Related Words
- Pardon (n/v): The act of forgiving or the state of being forgiven; to forgive officially.
- The governor granted him a pardon.
- Pardonably (adv): In a manner that can be forgiven.
- He was pardonably nervous during his first public speech.
Synonyms
- Forgivable: Able to be forgiven.
- Excusable: Justifiable; able to be excused.
- Venial (often in religious contexts): Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace (a pardonable sin).
Antonyms
- Unpardonable: Too bad to be forgiven or excused; inexcusable.
- Inexcusable: Impossible to justify or forgive.
- Indefensible: Not justifiable by argument; unforgivable.
Adjective
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admitting of being pardoned
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