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Venial vs Excusable - What's the difference?

venial | excusable |

As adjectives the difference between venial and excusable

is that venial is pardonable; able to be forgiven while excusable is possible to excuse.

venial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pardonable; able to be forgiven
    • A venial sin.
  • Excusable; trifling
    • His venial youthful indiscretions.

    Antonyms

    * (pardonable) mortal

    Anagrams

    * ----

    excusable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • possible to excuse

    • Antonyms

    * inexcusable