charitable — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Pertaining to charity.

2. Kind, generous.

   Examples

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   St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him!

   Pakistan can sometimes be a cruel environment, its residents caught between the dual pressures of poverty and violence. Yet it is also a place of great kindness, with a strong culture of charitable giving.

3. Having a purpose or character of a charity.

Adjective

1. relating to or characterized by charity

   Examples

   a charitable foundation

2. full of love and generosity

   Antonyms

   uncharitable

   Examples

   charitable to the poor

   a charitable trust

3. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

   Synonyms

   benevolentkindlysympatheticgood-heartedopenheartedlarge-hearted

   Examples

   was charitable in his opinions of others

   kindly criticism

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   a kindly act

   sympathetic words

   a large-hearted mentor