Associations to the word «Forgiving»

Wiktionary

FORGIVING, adjective. Inclined to forgive.
FORGIVING, verb. Present participle of forgive
FORGIVING, noun. An act of forgiveness.
FORGIVING AND FORGETTING, verb. Present participle of forgive and forget

Dictionary definition

FORGIVING, adjective. Inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child".
FORGIVING, adjective. Providing absolution.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne