forgiving adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Inclined to forgive.I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence. •User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made. noun1 •An act of forgiveness.And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings. — 1996 formsforgivings · more forgiving · most forgiving