Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The property of being venial.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or state of being venial; venialness.

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  • noun uncountable The quality of being venial (pardonable).
  • noun countable A venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.

Etymologies

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venial +‎ -ity

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Examples

  • First, as an equal opportunity woman, you need to know that I believe women are every bit as capable of veniality and stupidity as men, and that not being in power has only meant not having equal opportunity to abuse that power.

    Global Voices in English » Kuwait: Election History: Four Women Win Parliament Seats 2009

  • No, it isn't precisely danger that he represents, it's corruption, it's veniality.

    red dust Ryn Cricket 2010

  • Those who wish to pander to this group out of mere veniality must hint approval of this “belief” as well.

    Who'd have ever cared about Johannes Lerle if Dembski hadn't defended him? - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • This is the first time this has happened in a midterm election--and as I said earlier, this great Democratic victory would not have been possible if Bush had not defeated Kerry in 2004 and thus had two more years to illustrate to Independent voters the Republican pattern of incompetence, corruption and veniality

    Election Results Analysis Ron Buckmire 2006

  • This is the first time this has happened in a midterm election--and as I said earlier, this great Democratic victory would not have been possible if Bush had not defeated Kerry in 2004 and thus had two more years to illustrate to Independent voters the Republican pattern of incompetence, corruption and veniality

    Archive 2006-11-01 Ron Buckmire 2006

  • Hope the Democrats come into power again; if they remain uncorrupted for a short period of time, it will have balance the veniality of the existing Republican Administration.

    Think Progress » Hastert: Foley Scandal Is A Liberal Conspiracy To ‘Get To Me’ And ‘Affect Our Election’ 2006

  • 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.

    Calvert of Strathore Carter Goodloe

  • He suspects every adviser of treachery, of self-interest, of veniality, and he has reason to do so.

    Calvert of Strathore Carter Goodloe

  • Amongst others who declined taking any part in the election was Mr. Brooks Yates; he, feeling so disgusted with the veniality of the voters, and the bribery that was going on, publicly protested on the seventh day against the conduct of all parties, and said

    Recollections of Old Liverpool A Nonagenarian

  • However enraged I might be at the new revelation of Addicks 'extraordinary veniality, the other elements in the situation remained as before.

    Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Thomas William Lawson 1891

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