excusable, forgivable, venial
(adjective) easily excused or forgiven; “a venial error”
minor, venial
(adjective) warranting only temporal punishment; “venial sin”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
venial (comparative more venial, superlative most venial)
Pardonable; able to be forgiven.
Excusable; trifling
Venial behavior (mildly wrong behavior) is not to be confused with venal behavior (bribery/corruption).
• (pardonable): mortal
• Lavine, alevin, alvine, leavin', valine, veinal, vineal
Source: Wiktionary
Ve"ni*al, a. Etym: [OF. venial, F. véniel, L. venialis, from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to venerari to venerate. See Venerate.]
1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression. So they do nothing, 't is a venial slip. Shak.
2. Allowed; permitted. [Obs.] "Permitting him the while venial discourse unblamed." Milton. Venial sin (R. C. Theol.), a sin which weakens, but does not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or deadly, sins.
– Ve"ni*al*ly, adv.
– Ve"ni*al*ness, n. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
