"forgiving" meaning in English

See forgiving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more forgiving [comparative], most forgiving [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} forgiving (comparative more forgiving, superlative most forgiving)
  1. Inclined to forgive. Translations (inclined to forgive): غَفُور (ḡafūr) (Arabic), genadig (Dutch), anteeksiantavainen (Finnish), nachsichtig (German), αμνησίκακος (amnisíkakos) (Greek), ανεκτικός (anektikós) (Greek), ανεξίκακος (anexíkakos) (Greek), επιεικής (epieikís) (Greek), συγχωρητικός (synchoritikós) (Greek), antelikas (Ingrian), clēmēns (Latin), ignoscens (Latin), indulgente (Portuguese), проща́ющий (proščájuščij) [masculine] (Russian), снисходи́тельный (snisxodítelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), förlåtande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forgiving-en-adj-DyPLEJ5m Disambiguation of 'inclined to forgive': 99 1
  2. (computing) User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made. Categories (topical): Computing, Personality
    Sense id: en-forgiving-en-adj--7yq5a~j Disambiguation of Personality: 0 71 4 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 46 2 50 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: forgivings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} forgiving (plural forgivings)
  1. An act of forgiveness.
    Sense id: en-forgiving-en-noun-Zpf0AKJN

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forgiving
  1. present participle and gerund of forgive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: forgive
    Sense id: en-forgiving-en-verb-c~06gtED Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 46 2 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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