| his |
| 1. det. Belonging to him. | |
| 2. det. (dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender. | |
| 3. det. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.) | |
| 4. det. (archaic) Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case. | |
| Ahab his mark for Ahab's mark. | |
| Sejanus his Fall | |
| 5. pron. That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun. | |
| The decision was his to live with. | |
| 6. pron. alternative spelling of His | |
| 7. n. plural of hi | |
| venial |
| 1. adj. Pardonable; able to be forgiven. | |
| 2. adj. Excusable; trifling | |
| His venial youthful indiscretions. | |
| youthful |
| 1. adj. Young or seeming young. | |
| a youthful butler | |
| 2. adj. Characteristic of young people. | |
| youthful vivacity | |
| indiscretions |
| 1. n. plural of indiscretion | |
| indiscretion |
| 1. n. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion | |
| 2. n. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior. | |
| 3. n. A brief sexual liaison. | |
