charitable C2+ Topic:Describing People 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... generousbenevolentphilanthropicmagnanimouskindliberalforgivinglenient ↔ Opposites uncharitablemeanstingyselfishharsh Word family Forms charitably Derived forms charitablycharitableness Related forms charitycherish Etymology AI details From Old French charitable, from charité ('charity'), from Latin cāritās ('dearness, love, esteem'), from cārus ('dear, beloved'). charitable Old French cāritās Latin cārus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown