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1. (adj.) charitable
generous in gifts to aid the indigent, ill, homeless, etc.
2. charitable
kindly or lenient in judging people.
3. charitable
of or concerned with charity:
a charitable institution.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < OF)
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| Definition of 'charitable' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) charitable
relating to or characterized by charity
"a charitable foundation"
2. (adj) charitable
full of love and generosity
"charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
3. (adj) charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
"was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
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| Definition of 'charitable' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) charitable
full of love and good will; benevolent; kind
2. (adj) charitable
liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment
3. (adj) charitable
liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent
4. (adj) charitable
of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a charitable institution
5. (adj) charitable
dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient
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Sense: (negative uncharitable ) kind.
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 Afrikaans: onmenslik, hard |
 Arabic: مُحْسِن، مُتَصَدِّق، مُتَ |
 Bulgarian: благотворителен |
 Brazilian: bondoso |
 Czech: šlechetný |
 German: mild |
 Danish: velgørende; godgørende |
 Greek: καλοσυνάτος |
 Spanish: caritativo, comprensivo |
 Estonian: lahke |
 Farsi: خیرخواه؛ بخشنده |
 Finnish: armelias |
 French: charitable |
 Hebrew: נוֹטֶה חֶסֶד |
 Hindi: परोपकारी |
 Croatian: benevolentan, dobrohotan |
 Hungarian: jószívű |
 Indonesian: dermawan |
 Icelandic: góðgjarn |
 Italian: caritatevole |
 Japanese: 慈悲深い |
 Korean: 자비로운 |
 Lithuanian: geraširdiškas |
 Latvian: žēlsirdīgs |
 Malay: murah hati |
 Dutch: menslievend |
 Norwegian: nestekjærlig; overbærende |
 Polish: miłosierny |
 Persian: خیرخواه؛ بخشنده |
 Pashto: سخى، خلاص لاسى: دپراخ نظر |
 Portuguese: bondoso |
 Romanian: generos |
 Russian: милосердный |
 Slovak: láskavý |
 Slovenian: usmiljen |
 Serbian: blagonaklon |
 Swedish: medmänsklig |
 Thai: ที่เมตตากรุณา |
 Turkish: yardımsever, sevecen |
 Taiwanese: 慈悲的 |
 Ukrainian: щедрий, милосердний |
 Urdu: غیر مخیر |
 Vietnamese: nhân đức |
 Chinese: 宽厚的 |
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