charitable
Americanadjective
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generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless people, or of animals.
a charitable man giving much money to feed people experiencing food insecurity.
- Synonyms:
- benevolent , bountiful , liberal , beneficent
- Antonyms:
- selfish
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kindly or lenient in judging people, acts, etc..
charitable in his opinions of others.
- Synonyms:
- mild , considerate , broad-minded , merciful , lenient
- Antonyms:
- intolerant , severe
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relating to or concerned with charity.
a charitable institution.
adjective
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generous in giving to the needy
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kind or lenient in one's attitude towards others
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concerned with or involving charity
Related Words
See generous.
Other Word Forms
- charitableness noun
- charitably adverb
- noncharitable adjective
- noncharitableness noun
- noncharitably adverb
- overcharitable adjective
- overcharitableness noun
- overcharitably adverb
- pseudocharitable adjective
- pseudocharitably adverb
- quasi-charitable adjective
- quasi-charitably adverb
Etymology
Origin of charitable
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old French, equivalent to charit(e) charity + -able -able
Example Sentences
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Revisions to rules for deducting state and local taxes and charitable donations will affect millions of affluent Americans.
Having achieved detente after a period of acrimony, they are charitable with one another, and themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Paddick says he has seen "a curtailment of charitable giving".
From BBC
That means coordinating flows of income, withdrawals, Roth IRA conversions, charitable giving, capital gains, and equity compensation so that your income lands in the optimal tax bracket over time.
From Barron's
If you itemize deductions, the final weeks of 2025 may be your last chance to get the full tax benefit of charitable gifts.
From Barron's
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