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Helpful vs Forgiving - What's the difference?

helpful | forgiving |

As adjectives the difference between helpful and forgiving

is that helpful is furnishing help; giving aid; useful while forgiving is inclined to forgive.

As a verb forgiving is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun forgiving is

an act of forgiveness.

helpful

English

Alternative forms

* helpfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

    • See also

    * helpfully * helpfulness

    forgiving

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inclined to forgive.
    • I am not very forgiving .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of forgiveness.
  • * 1996 , Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)
    • 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.