Condonative

/kənˈdoʊnətɪv/ adjective

Definition

Tending to condone, forgive, or overlook; having the quality or effect of forgiving or excusing.

Etymology

From 'condone' + the suffix '-ative' (which forms adjectives indicating a tendency or characteristic). This technical adjective emphasizes the action's effect rather than describing something that can be condoned.

Kelly Says

The shift from 'condonable' (can be forgiven) to 'condonative' (tends to forgive) shows how English uses different suffixes to flip perspective—one describes the fault, the other describes the person or action doing the forgiving.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ይቅር
yi-kir
ARالعربية
سامح
sa-mih
BNবাংলা
ক্ষমা
kṣmā
CACatalà
perdoni
per-do-ni
CSČeština
omluva
om-loo-va
DADansk
forlåtende
for-lå-ten-de
DEDeutsch
condonierend
kon-do-ne-rend
ELΕλληνικά
συγχώρησις
si-n-khore-sis
ESEspañol
condonante
kon-do-nan-te
FAفارسی
معاف
ma-aaf
FISuomi
anteeksi
an-tee-ksee
FRFrançais
condonateur
kon-do-na-te
GUGU
કુશળ
ku-shul
HAHA
affor
af-for
HEעברית
סלחן
se-lan
HIहिन्दी
क्षमाशील
kṣamāśīl
HUMagyar
megbocsátó
meg-boc-sa-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
memaafkan
me-maaf-kan
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
condonante
kon-do-nan-te
JA日本語
容認的
yō-nin-teki
KKKK
құтты
qut-ty
KMKM
សន្តិសុខ
san-ti-su-kh
KO한국어
용서하는
yong-seo-haneun
MRMR
क्षमाशील
kṣamāśīl
MSBahasa Melayu
memaafkan
me-maaf-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
vergevend
ver-geh-vend
NONorsk
forlåtende
for-lå-ten-de
PAPA
ਖ਼ੁਸ਼
khush
PLPolski
przekazujący
przew-ka-zu-y-chi
PTPortuguês
condonador
kon-do-na-dor
RORomână
iartător
ee-ar-to-ar
RUРусский
прощающий
proshchayushchiy
SVSvenska
förlåtande
för-lå-tan-de
SWKiswahili
kuachilia
kwo-a-chi-li-a
TAதமிழ்
புன்னியா
pu-nni-ya
TEతెలుగు
క్షమా
kṣmā
THไทย
ให้อภัย
hai-ap-hai
TLTL
paumanhin
pa-u-man-hin
TRTürkçe
affedici
af-fe-di-chi
UKУкраїнська
прощальний
pro-shcha-l'nyy
URاردو
معاف
ma-aaf
VITiếng Việt
tha thứ
tha thu
YOYO
gbagbo
g-ba-g-bo
ZH中文
宽恕的
kuān-shù de
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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