Veniality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Veniality is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable).
Meaning
(uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable).
More Meanings
- (countable) A venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.
Example Sentences
However enraged I might be at the new revelation of Addicks' extraordinary veniality, the other elements in the situation remained as before.
When he heard him in after years accused of shameless veniality, of trickery, lying, duplicity, even murder, he always remembered that impulsive revelation--never repeated--of a warped, unhappy childhood, of a perverted destiny. Mr. Morris came to him later as he stood leaning against the wall behind the chair of Madame de Chastellux. "
Word Forms
- venialities
Synonyms for veniality
Depending on context, synonyms include forgivableness, pardonableness, venialness, peccadillo, transgression, wrongdoing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include venialness, venalness, pardonableness, peccancy, forgivableness, vernacularity.
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