What does veniality mean?
Veniality means (uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable)..
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. "
However enraged I might be at the new revelation of Addicks' extraordinary veniality, the other elements in the situation remained as before.
Use veniality when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Veniality means (uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable)..
Common synonyms include forgivableness, pardonableness, venialness, peccadillo.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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. "
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