Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forgivable

/fɔɹɡˈɪvəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: for-giv-able
IPA: /fɔɹɡˈɪvəbəl/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

adj

Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period, or canceled, by the lender, if the borrower meets certain obligations.

Example Sentences

"It's even forgivable here when the band sometimes sounds as though they've phoned in the Stonesy swagger, because when they're on, the Hellacopters sound like the best garage rock/bar band in the world."
"In retrospect, the misunderstanding about the plan was forgivable […]"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more forgivable (comparative) most forgivable (superlative)

Derived Forms

forgivableness forgivably

Synonyms

excusable pardonable venial remissable

Antonyms

unforgivable unvenial

Rhymes With

unforgivable livable unlivable

Questions

How do you pronounce forgivable?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔɹɡˈɪvəbəl/.
What does forgivable mean?: Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
Where does forgivable come from?: From forgive + -able. Partially displaced non-native Middle English pardonable (“capable of being pardoned, forgivable”) from Old French pardonable (“forgivable”).

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