forgiving (root: forgive)

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: for=giv=ing
• COUNT in NET: 8 in 8 verses (in OT : 5 in 5 verses) (in NT : 3 in 3 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

forgiving, a. 

 Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

forgiving, adj. inclined readily to forgive.

Derivative

forgivingly adv.

THESAURUS

forgiving

accepting, benevolent, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, easy, easygoing, forbearant, forbearing, generous, gentle, humane, kind, lax, lenient, long-suffering, longanimous, magnanimous, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, placable, soft, sparing, tender, tolerant, unresentful, unrevengeful

ROGET THESAURUS

forgiving

Forgiveness

N forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion, indulgence, reprieve, conciliation, reconcilement, reconciliation, propitiation, excuse, exoneration, quittance, release, indemnity, bill of indemnity, act of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, deed of indemnity, exculpation, longanimity, placability, amantium irae, locus paenitentiae, forbearance, forgiving, placable, conciliatory, forgiven, unresented, unavenged, unrevenged, cry you mercy, veniam petimusque damusque vicissim, more in sorrow than in anger, comprendre tout c'est tout pardonner, the offender never pardons.