charitable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtʃɛrətəbəl/ UK /ˈtʃærɪtəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
generous in giving to those in need; tolerant in judging others

They made a charitable donation to the local shelter.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · generous in giving to those... generous benevolent philanthropic magnanimous kind liberal forgiving lenient

Opposites

uncharitablemean stingy selfish harsh

Word family

Forms charitably

Derived forms charitablycharitableness

Related forms charity cherish

Etymology

From Old French charitable, from charité ('charity'), from Latin cāritās ('dearness, love, esteem'), from cārus ('dear, beloved').

charitable Old French cāritās Latin cārus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# charitable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɛrətəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃærɪtəbəl/

## Meanings
1. generous in giving to those in need; tolerant in judging others

## Examples
- They made a charitable donation to the local shelter.

## Synonyms
- generous
- benevolent
- philanthropic
- magnanimous
- kind
- liberal
- forgiving
- lenient

## Antonyms
- uncharitable
- mean
- stingy
- selfish
- harsh

## Derived Forms
- charitably
- charitableness

## Related Forms
- charity
- cherish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: charitable
- Root: cāritās
- Root: cārus

## Etymology
From Old French charitable, from charité ('charity'), from Latin cāritās ('dearness, love, esteem'), from cārus ('dear, beloved').

## AI Etymology
Charitable comes from Old French charitable, from charité ('charity'), from Latin cāritās ('dearness, love, esteem'), from cārus ('dear, beloved'). The historical trail runs through Old French charitable, Latin cāritās and Latin cārus. In modern use it means generous in giving to those in need; tolerant in judging others. Derived formations include charitably, charitableness; related forms include charity, cherish.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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