penitent C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈpɛnɪtənt/ UK /ˈpenɪtənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing The penitent thief begged forgiveness from the court. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeling or showing sorrow... contriterepentantremorsefulruefulapologeticsorry ↔ Opposites impenitentunrepentantunapologeticdefiant Word family Forms penitently Derived forms penitently Related forms penitencepenancerepentpenitentiary Etymology AI details From Old French penitent, from Latin paenitens, present participle of paenitere ('to cause or feel regret'). paenitens Latin paenitere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # penitent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛnɪtənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpenɪtənt/ ## Meanings 1. feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing ## Examples - The penitent thief begged forgiveness from the court. ## Synonyms - contrite - repentant - remorseful - rueful - apologetic - sorry ## Antonyms - impenitent - unrepentant - unapologetic - defiant ## Derived Forms - penitently ## Related Forms - penitence - penance - repent - penitentiary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: paenitens - Root: paenitere ## Etymology From Old French penitent, from Latin paenitens, present participle of paenitere ('to cause or feel regret'). ## AI Etymology Penitent is from Old French penitent, from Latin paenitens, present participle of paenitere ('to cause or feel regret'). Important recorded forms include paenitens (Latin) and paenitere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing. The wider family includes derived forms such as penitently and related words such as penitence, penance, repent, and penitentiary. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown