véniel

See also: veniel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ve.njɛl/
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Adjective

véniel (feminine vénielle, masculine plural véniels, feminine plural vénielles)

venial, pardonable
Synonym: pardonnable

Antonyms: mortel, capital, impardonnable

un péché véniel ― a venial sin

Usage notes

Not to be confused with vénal.

References

“véniel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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