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Venial

adjective/vˈiːnɪəl/
Definition
warranting only temporal punishment
easily excused or forgiven
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈiːnɪəl/
🇬🇧British English
/vˈiːnɪəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/vˈiːnɪəl/
2 syllables Say it as /vˈiːnɪəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivewarranting only temporal punishment
“venial sin”
adjectiveeasily excused or forgiven
“a venial error”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
läßlich
rechtfertigt nur eine zeitliche Bestrafung
🇫🇷French
véniel
ne justifiant qu'une punition temporelle
🇮🇹Italian
veniale
prevedendo solo la pena temporale
🇳🇱Dutch
dagelijks
slechts een tijdelijke straf rechtvaardigt
🇷🇺Russian
простительный
оправдывающее лишь временное наказание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
क्षम्य
केवल अस्थायी सज़ा की गारंटी
🇧🇩Bengali
ভেনিয়াল
শুধুমাত্র সাময়িক শাস্তি নিশ্চিত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
சினைப்பை
தற்காலிக தண்டனையை மட்டுமே வழங்க வேண்டும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వెనియల్
తాత్కాలిక శిక్షకు మాత్రమే హామీ ఇస్తుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
वेनिअल
केवळ तात्पुरती शिक्षेची हमी
🇮🇳Gujarati
વેનિયલ
માત્ર અસ્થાયી સજાની ખાતરી આપે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಷೀಣ
ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വെനിയൽ
താൽകാലിക ശിക്ഷ മാത്രമേ നൽകാവൂ
🇵🇰Urdu
زہریلا
صرف وقتی سزا کی ضمانت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
温和的
仅应受到暂时的惩罚
🇯🇵Japanese
ベニアル
一時的な懲罰のみを保証する
🇰🇷Korean
천한
일시적인 처벌만 정당화
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự nhẹ tay
chỉ đảm bảo hình phạt tạm thời
🇹🇭Thai
ใจดี
รับรองเพียงการลงโทษชั่วคราวเท่านั้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
ringan
hanya menjamin hukuman sementara
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عرضي
لا يستحق إلا عقوبة مؤقتة
🇮🇷Persian
خونخوار
فقط مجازات موقت را تضمین می کند
🇹🇷Turkish
hafif
yalnızca geçici cezayı garanti eder
🇮🇱Hebrew
גנאי
מצדיק עונש זמני בלבד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'venial'?
The primary meaning of 'venial' is 'warranting only temporal punishment'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'venial' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'venial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'venial' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'venial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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