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redeemability

redeemability

8.2
A person's chance to be forgiven and accepted again after a mistake
  • noun
  • /rɪˈdiməˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : redimibilidad
  • The novel explores the redeemability of its main character after a series of serious mistakes.

Examples

  • The redeemability of his character was questioned after the scandal.

  • Some people questioned the redeemability of the company following the financial scandal.

  • He believed in the redeemability of everyone, no matter what they had done.

  • She demonstrated her redeemability by making amends for her mistakes.

  • The teacher emphasized the importance of redeemability, reminding her students that everyone makes mistakes and deserves a second chance.

  • In discussions about ethics, the concept of redeemability often comes up, illustrating how individuals can be forgiven and restored to good standing.

  • The movie explored the redeemability of its characters, showing that even those who made grave mistakes could seek forgiveness and make amends.

Synonyms

redemption
vsredeemability
  • Specialized
119 7.4

Being saved from sin or evil by a saviour

is the potential to be forgiven or restored rather than the saving action
saving grace
vsredeemability
  • Informal
7 4.4

A good quality that makes someone or something acceptable despite faults

denotes being able to be forgiven or restored rather than a good trait
remission
vsredeemability
  • Formal
3 7.6

Forgiving a sin or debt, often declared by a priest

focuses on the ability to be forgiven rather than the formal act
reclamation
vsredeemability
1 6.6

Help that brings a person back to good behaviour after doing wrong

is about the capacity to be restored rather than the rescue process

Antonyms

damnation
  • Literature
38 9.4

Being punished forever after death for sins

unforgiveness
1 7.7

A feeling of holding anger about someone and not letting go of hurt

How Forgivable

redeemability
8.2

Surface Forms

redeemability singular
redeemabilities plural

Morphology

redeemability = redeemable (transparent) = redeem + able + ity

Formed by adding -ity to 'redeemable'; the meaning 'the quality of being able to be forgiven or saved' follows the standard adjectival to nominal derivation even in moral/figurative senses.

Etymology

Redeemability comes from the verb redeem, which comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and emere 'to buy', so to redeem originally meant to 'buy back' and by extension to 'save' or restore a person. So redeemability can mean the ability to be forgiven or brought back to good standing.