charitable

English

Pronunciation

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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) (blagotvoritelen)
• Czech: dobročinný (cs) m

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

kind, generous

• Bulgarian: щедър (bg) (štedǎr)
• Dutch: weldadig (nl)
• Finnish: hyväntahtoinen (fi)
• German: wohltätig (de), großzügig (de)

• 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

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French

Etymology

From charité +‎ -able

Pronunciation

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Adjective

charitable (masculine and feminine, plural charitables)

1. charitable (all senses)