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Venial vs Xenial - What's the difference?

venial | xenial |

As adjectives the difference between venial and xenial

is that venial is pardonable; able to be forgiven while xenial is hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners.

venial

English

Adjective

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

    Antonyms

    * (pardonable) mortal

    Anagrams

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    xenial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners.
  • Of the relation between a host and guest; friendly.