unresentful

7.0

Not angry or bitter about something unfair that happened

adjective
/ˌʌn.rɪˈzɛnt.fəl/

: sin resentimiento

She was remarkably unresentful despite the unfair treatment.

Examples

She remained unresentful despite the unfair criticism from her colleagues.
His unresentful attitude helped mend broken relationships in the family.
Even after losing the promotion, she was remarkably unresentful toward her boss.
Being unresentful helps in maintaining healthy relationships.
Even after losing the promotion, she was remarkably unresentful toward her boss.
His unresentful attitude helped mend broken relationships in the family.
She remained unresentful despite the unfair criticism from her colleagues.

Synonyms

unoffended

vsunresentful

1 4.6

Not feeling hurt by words or actions

is free from lasting hostility rather than just immediate hurt

unbitter

vsunresentful

7.2

Not feeling anger or wanting revenge

is free from lingering hostility and ill will

Antonyms

resentful

36 5.4

Feeling angry and bitter because someone treated you unfairly

How Resentful

bitter

360 2.5

resentful

36 5.4

annoyed

77 1.0

unresentful

7.0

forgiving

64 3.1

Surface Forms

unresentful positive

Morphology

unresentful = resentful (transparent) = un + resent + ful

The adjective is formed by standard negation (un-) applied to 'resentful', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Unresentful starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from resent, which literally meant 'feel again' and grew to mean 'bitterness' or anger about something unfair. So, unresentful means 'not feeling bitterness' toward someone.