venial

== English == === Etymology === From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈviːni.əl/ === Adjective === venial (comparative more venial, superlative most venial) Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness. Synonyms: pardonable, excusable, forgivable Antonyms: unvenial, unforgivable (often, especially) Worthy of forgiveness because trifling (trivial). (religion, of a sin) Not causing spiritual death. Antonym: mortal ==== Usage notes ==== Venial behavior (mildly wrong behavior) is not to be confused with venal behavior (bribery/corruption). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Lavine, alevin, alvine, leavin', levain, valine, veinal, vineal == Old French == === Alternative forms === veniel === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin veniālem, from Latin venia. === Adjective === venial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular veniale) venial ==== Descendants ==== French: véniel → English: venial == Piedmontese == === Etymology === From Late Latin veniālis (“pardonable”) (probably via Italian veniale), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”). === Adjective === venial venial == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia (“forgiveness”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: ve‧ni‧al === Adjective === venial m or f (plural veniais) venial (pardonable; able to be forgiven) venial (excusable; trifling) ==== Synonyms ==== perdoável === Further reading === “venial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “venial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “venial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈnjal/ [beˈnjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ve‧nial === Adjective === venial m or f (masculine and feminine plural veniales) venial, petty ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “venial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025