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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
charitable adjective 1. benevolent, liberal, generous, lavish, philanthropic, bountiful, beneficent He made large donations to numerous charitable organizations. benevolent mean, stingy, ungenerous 2. kind, understanding, forgiving, sympathetic, favourable, tolerant, indulgent, lenient, considerate, magnanimous, broad-minded Some people take a less charitable view of his behaviour. kind mean, strict, unkind, unforgiving, unsympathetic, inconsiderate, uncharitable Translations charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbl] ADJ 1. (= helping needy) [organization, society, institution, donation] → benéfico charitable trust → fundación f benéfica to have charitable status → tener categoría de organización benéfica charitable work → obras fpl benéficas, obras fpl de beneficiencia 2. (= kindly) [person, deed, gesture] → benévolo, caritativo; [remark, view] → comprensivo to be charitable to sb → mostrarse benévolo con algn to take a charitable view of sth → tener una visión comprensiva de algo, adoptar un punto de vista comprensivo sobre algo charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbəl] adj (= not unkind) → charitable To be charitable, I suppose they meant well BUT Pour être indulgent, je dirais qu'ils pensaient bien faire. charitable adj → menschenfreundlich, gütig; (= dispensing charity) trust, organization → Wohltätigkeits-, karitativ; (= financially generous, tolerant) → großzügig; thought, remark etc → freundlich; to have charitable status → als gemeinnützig anerkannt sein; a charitable deed → eine gute Tat; he wasn’t very charitable about his boss → er äußerte sich nicht gerade schmeichelhaft über seinen Chef; I’m feeling charitable today, here’s £5 → ich habe heute meinen sozialen Tag, hier hast du £ 5; to take a charitable view of something → etw 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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