repentant

[ri-pen-tnt, -pen-tuhnt]

adjective

1. repenting; repent; penitent; experiencing repentance.

2. characterized by or showing repentance.

   a repentant mood.

Other Word Forms

• repentantly adverb
• half-repentant adjective
• nonrepentant adjective
• nonrepentantly adverb
• unrepentant adjective
• unrepentantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of repentant¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English repentaunt, from Old French repentant, present participle of repentir; equivalent to repent ¹ + -ant

Example Sentences

He transformed the original designs for the basilica into a far more ambitious proposal, which was initially funded by donations from repentant worshippers.

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He added that he was truly repentant, promising directly to those affected: "I will repay you."

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Thanh portrays himself as a repentant figure who now regrets his life of crime and wants to speak out to prevent other Vietnamese people from making the same mistakes.

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Some had arrived at Quinto’s page searching for a repentant statement in response to the public backlash.

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After going through weeks of rehabilitation there, the men are reintegrated into society under the government's ongoing amnesty programme for repentant Boko Haram members.

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Related Words

• apologetic 
• contrite 
• regretful 
• remorseful