charitable
pronunciation
How to pronounce charitable in British English:
UK [ˈtʃærətəbl]
How to pronounce charitable in American English:
US [ˈtʃærətəbl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or characterized by charity
- full of love and generosity
- showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Word Origin
- charitable (adj.)
- c. 1200, in reference to the Christian virtue, from Old French charitable, 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. Related: Charitableness; charitably.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The company has also been a prominent charitable donor .
- 2. Charitable observers would call mr sarkozy 's approach pragmatic .
- 3. But there is a more charitable way to interpret the analogy .
- 4. This is not a charitable donation .
- 5. He also plans a charitable foundation .