charitable
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ɪ adjective
1.
generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
2.
kindly or lenient in judging people, acts, etc.: charitable in his opinions of others.
3.
pertaining to or concerned with charity: a charitable institution.
Related forms
char·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
char·i·ta·bly, adverb
non·char·i·ta·ble, adjective
non·char·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
non·char·i·ta·b·ly, adverb
o·ver·char·i·ta·ble, adjective
o·ver·char·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
o·ver·char·i·ta·b·ly, adverb
pseu·do·char·i·ta·ble, adjective
pseu·do·char·i·ta·b·ly, adverb
qua·si-char·i·ta·ble, adjective
qua·si-char·i·ta·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. beneficent, liberal, bountiful, benevolent. See generous. 2. broad-minded, considerate, mild.
1. beneficent, liberal, bountiful, benevolent. See generous. 2. broad-minded, considerate, mild.
Antonyms
1. selfish. 2. severe, intolerant.
1. selfish. 2. severe, intolerant.
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | generous in giving to the needy |
| 2. | kind or lenient in one's attitude towards others |
| 3. | concerned with or involving charity |
| 'charitableness | |
| —n | |
| 'charitably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
charitable
mid-14c., in ref. to the Christian virtue, from O.Fr. charitable (13c.), from charité (see charity). Meaning "liberal in treatment of the poor" is from c.1400; that of "inclined to impute favorable motives to others" is from 1620s.
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Example sentences
But research suggests that charitable giving is not necessarily keeping pace.
Charitable giving is down this year while demand is up.
Thus the warm glow that accompanies charitable giving has a physiological basis.
Most of them really can't afford to be engaged in academic charitable giving.
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