forgivableness
Worthy of mercy
The quality of being forgivable—able to be pardoned or excused.
Forgivableness suggests that an offense, while real, falls within the range of what can reasonably be overlooked: The forgivableness of the mistake depended on whether she'd been warned.
The word is rare; most speakers prefer the simpler *forgivable* as an adjective.
Merciful treatment of offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- indulgenceYielding to desire
magnanimity · compassion · tolerance · benevolence · generosity · gentleness · patience · understanding
Formal clearing of guilt
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
atonement · remission · condonation · reconciliation · reprieve · acquittal · restoration · healing
Able to be excused
- excusabilityQuality of warranting forgiveness
- venialityQuality of being forgivable
- justifiabilityState of being warranted
- understandabilityEase of being grasped
defensibility · acceptability · reasonableness · extenuation · palliation · rationalization · minor offense · peccadillo
clemency
Merciful treatment of offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
indulgence · magnanimity · compassion · tolerance · benevolence · generosity · gentleness · patience · understanding · sympathy
absolution
Formal clearing of guilt
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
redemption · atonement · remission · condonation · reconciliation · reprieve · acquittal · restoration · healing · rapprochement
pardonability
Able to be excused
- excusabilityQuality of warranting forgiveness
- venialityQuality of being forgivable
- justifiabilityState of being warranted
understandability · defensibility · acceptability · reasonableness · extenuation · palliation · rationalization · minor offense · peccadillo · human error
forgivablenessunforgivableness
Being beyond pardon
inexcusability · heinousness · inexcusableness · egregiousness · irredeemability
forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, forgiven, unforgiving, unforgivable, forgives, forgivable, unforgiven