charitable

English

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Etymology

charity +‎ -able

Adjective

charitable (comparative more charitable, superlative most charitable)

1. Pertaining to charity.
2. Kind, generous.
3. Having a purpose or character of a charity.

Synonyms

• eleemosynary

Derived terms

• charitable organization
• charitable purpose

Translations

pertaining to charity

Bulgarian: благотворителен (bg) Czech: dobročinný (cs) m.

Finnish: hyväntekeväisyys- Russian: благотворительный (ru) (blagotvorítel'nyj)

kind, generous

Bulgarian: щедър (bg) Finnish: hyväntahtoinen (fi)

Russian: милосердный (ru) (milosérdnyj), щедрый (ru) (ščédryj) Tamil: வள்ளல் (vaLLal)

having a purpose or character of a charity

Czech: dobročinný (cs) m.

Russian: благотворительный (ru) (blagotvorítel'nyj)

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French: caritatif