Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veniality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ve-nial-i-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being venial (pardonable).

Uncountable

noun

A venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.

Countable

Example Sentences

"When he heard him in after years accused of shameless veniality, of trickery, lying, duplicity, even murder, he always remembered that impulsive revelation--never repeated--of a warped, unhappy childhood, of a perverted destiny. Mr. Morris came to him later as he stood leaning against the wall behind the chair of Madame de Chastellux. ""
"However enraged I might be at the new revelation of Addicks' extraordinary veniality, the other elements in the situation remained as before."

Etymology

From venial + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: venial

Usage

Inflected Forms

venialities (plural)

Synonyms

forgivableness pardonableness venialness peccadillo transgression wrongdoing crime delict delinquency error malfeasance misdeed

Questions

What does veniality mean?: The quality of being venial (pardonable).
Where does veniality come from?: From venial + -ity.

How to pronounce veniality

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “veniality”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “veniality”.
Repeat and practice — Say “veniality” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.