pardonable
/ˈpɑː(ɹ)dənəbəl/
pardonable adjective: capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
Adjective
pardonable (comparative more pardonable, superlative most pardonable)
- Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
- Perhaps they set out to do too much, a more pardonable offence than doing too little.1951 July, “Notes and News: Recalling 160 Years”, in Railway Magazine, page 492
- Synonyms:
- forgivable, excusable, venial
pardonable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
pardonable in Hindi
- capable of being pardoned
- क्षम्य kṣamya
pardonable in Tamil
- மன்னிக்கத்தக்க, மன்னிக்கக்கூடிய
pardonable in Malayalam
- ക്ഷമിക്കാവുന്ന, ക്ഷന്തവ്യമായ, മാപ്പാക്കത്തക്ക, പൊറുക്കാവുന്ന
pardonable in Kannada
- ಕ್ಷಮಾಯೋಗ್ಯ, ಕ್ಷಮಾರ್ಹ
More languagesFewer languages
- pardonable in Malay
- boleh dimaafkan
Synonyms of pardonable
Forms of pardonable
| comparative | more pardonable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pardonable |
Origin of pardonable
Back-formation from unpardonable, equivalent to pardon + -able.
Words formed from pardonable
Questions about pardonable
- What does pardonable mean?
- Pardonable means capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.
- What is pardonable in Hindi?
- Pardonable in Hindi is क्षम्य (kṣamya). See Pardonable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pardonable?
- Pardonable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pardonable?
- Pardonable is pronounced /ˈpɑː(ɹ)dənəbəl/.
Words near pardonable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pardonable (page history and authors); pardonable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pardonable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pardonable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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