Associations to the word «Forgiveness»

Wiktionary

FORGIVENESS, noun. The action of forgiving.
FORGIVENESS, noun. Readiness to forgive.

Dictionary definition

FORGIVENESS, noun. Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive.
FORGIVENESS, noun. The act of excusing a mistake or offense.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky