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Sparing vs Forgiving - What's the difference?

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Sparing is a related term of forgiving.


As adjectives the difference between sparing and forgiving

is that sparing is prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal while forgiving is inclined to forgive.

As verbs the difference between sparing and forgiving

is that sparing is while forgiving is .

As a noun forgiving is

an act of forgiveness.

sparing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal

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    Verb

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    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.