“forgivenesses” is a form of
forgiveness
UK /fəˈɡɪvnəs/ · US /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ noun
Forms forgivenesses
- noun The action of forgiving. “He begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop.”
- noun A readiness to forgive.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English forgiveness, forgifnes, from Old English forġiefnes. By surface analysis, forgive + -ness. Cognate with Dutch vergiffenis.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.
- noun Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.
Etymology [AS. forgifnes.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “forgiveness”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details