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charitable

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char·i·ta·ble  (chr-t-bl)
adj.
1. Generous in giving money or other help to the needy.
2. Mild or tolerant in judging others; lenient.
3. Of, for, or concerned with charity: a charitable organization. See Synonyms at benevolent.

chari·ta·ble·ness n.
chari·ta·bly adv.

charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbəl]
adj
1. generous in giving to the needy
2. kind or lenient in one's attitude towards others
3. concerned with or involving charity
charitableness  n
charitably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.charitable - relating to or characterized by charity; "a charitable foundation"
2.charitable - full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
uncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade
3.charitable - showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

charitable
adjective
1. benevolent, liberal, generous, lavish, philanthropic, bountiful, beneficent He made large donations to numerous charitable organizations.
benevolent mean, stingy, ungenerous
Translations
charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbl] ADJ
1. (= helping needy) [organization, society, institution, donation] → benéfico
charitable trustfundación f benéfica
to have charitable statustener categoría de organización benéfica
charitable workobras fpl benéficas, obras fpl de beneficiencia
2. (= kindly) [person, deed, gesture] → benévolo, caritativo; [remark, view] → comprensivo
to be charitable to sbmostrarse benévolo con algn
to take a charitable view of sthtener una visión comprensiva de algo, adoptar un punto de vista comprensivo sobre algo
charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbəl] adj
[event] → de bienfaisance; [institution] → caritative; [deed] → de charité
(= not unkind) → charitable
To be charitable, I suppose they meant well
BUT Pour être indulgent, je dirais qu'ils pensaient bien faire.
charitable
adjmenschenfreundlich, gütig; (= dispensing charity) trust, organizationWohltätigkeits-, karitativ; (= financially generous, tolerant)großzügig; thought, remark etcfreundlich; to have charitable statusals gemeinnützig anerkannt sein; a charitable deedeine gute Tat; he wasn’t very charitable about his bosser äußerte sich nicht gerade schmeichelhaft über seinen Chef; I’m feeling charitable today, here’s £5ich habe heute meinen sozialen Tag, hier hast du £ 5; to take a charitable view of somethingetw milde betrachten
charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbl] adj (organization, society) → filantropico/a, di beneficenza; (person) → caritatevole; (deed) → buono/a, di carità, caritatevole; (remark, view) → indulgente, caritatevole
charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbl] adj (organization, society) → filantropico/a, di beneficenza; (person) → caritatevole; (deed) → buono/a, di carità, caritatevole; (remark, view) → indulgente, caritatevole


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This fine old robber-knight was a devoutly and sincerely religious man, hospitable, charitable to the poor, fearless in fight, active, enterprising, and possessed of a large and generous nature.
They were not exactly popular favorites, but they did receive certain undesirable morsels from the more charitable housewives.
Certainly wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity; and single men, though they may be many times more charitable, because their means are less exhaust, yet, on the other side, they are more cruel and hardhearted (good to make severe inquisitors), because their tenderness is not so oft called upon.
 
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