adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to charity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
charitable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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Canada, General-American: [ˈt͡ʃæɹ(ə)ɾəbɫ̩] without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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/ˈt͡ʃɛɹətəbəl/ Mary–marry–merry merger, General American, Canada
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[ˈt͡ʃɛɹ(ə)ɾəbɫ̩] Mary–marry–merry merger, General American, Canada
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Australian: /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/
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New-Zealand: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹətəbəl/
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CMU ARPABET: CH AE1 R AH0 T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: CH EH1 R AH0 T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Kind, generous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Having a purpose or character of a charity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
full of love and generosity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- charitable to the poor
- a charitable trust
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: uncharitable
adjective
Meaning 5
relating to or characterized by charity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a charitable foundation
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- was charitable in his opinions of others
- kindly criticism
- a kindly act
- sympathetic words
- a large-hearted mentor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Old French charitable.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: բարեգործական (baregorcakan) — pertaining to charity
- Bulgarian: благотворителен (blagotvoritelen) — pertaining to charity
- Catalan: caritatiu — pertaining to charity
- Czech: dobročinný — pertaining to charity
- Finnish: hyväntekeväisyys- — pertaining to charity
- French: caritatif — pertaining to charity
- German: mildtätig — pertaining to charity
- German: Wohltätigkeits- — pertaining to charity
- Hindi: पूर्त (pūrt) — pertaining to charity
- Hungarian: jótékonysági — pertaining to charity
- Italian: caritatevole — pertaining to charity
- Italian: solidale — pertaining to charity
- Macedonian: добротворен (dobrotvoren) — pertaining to charity
- Macedonian: милосрден (milosrden) — pertaining to charity
- Persian: خیریه (xeyriye) — pertaining to charity
- Polish: charytatyny — pertaining to charity
- Russian: благотвори́тельный (blagotvorítelʹnyj) — pertaining to charity
- Swedish: välgörenhets- — pertaining to charity
- Swedish: välgörande — pertaining to charity
- Bulgarian: щедър (štedǎr) — kind, generous
- Catalan: caritatiu — kind, generous
- Dutch: weldadig — kind, generous
- Finnish: hyväntahtoinen — kind, generous
- Galician: caritativo — kind, generous
- German: wohltätig — kind, generous
- German: großzügig — kind, generous
- Irish: carthanach — kind, generous
- Irish: Críostúil — kind, generous
- Irish: déirceach — kind, generous
- Irish: grádiaúil — kind, generous
- Italian: generoso — kind, generous
- Ladino: sadikero — kind, generous
- Polish: miłosierny — kind, generous
- Polish: dobry — kind, generous
- Portuguese: caritativo — kind, generous
- Russian: милосе́рдный (milosérdnyj) — kind, generous
- Russian: ще́дрый (ščédryj) — kind, generous
- Spanish: caritativo — kind, generous
- Tamil: வள்ளல் (vaḷḷal) — kind, generous
- Turkish: yardımsever — kind, generous
- Armenian: բարեգործական (baregorcakan) — having a purpose or character of a charity
- Czech: dobročinný — having a purpose or character of a charity
- German: mildtätig — having a purpose or character of a charity
- Italian: benefico — having a purpose or character of a charity
- Polish: charytatywny — having a purpose or character of a charity
- Polish: dobroczynny — having a purpose or character of a charity
- Russian: благотвори́тельный (blagotvorítelʹnyj) — having a purpose or character of a charity
- Spanish: benéfico — having a purpose or character of a charity
Real reading context