charitable

charitable

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of charitable in English

English Online Dictionary. What means charitable‎? What does charitable mean?

English

Etymology

From Old French charitable.

Pronunciation

Adjective

charitable (comparative more charitable, superlative most charitable)

  1. Pertaining to charity.
  2. Kind, generous.
  3. Having a purpose or character of a charity.

Synonyms

  • eleemosynary

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French charitable, from charité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁi.tabl/

Adjective

charitable (plural charitables)

  1. charitable (all senses)

Further reading

  • “charitable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Bookmark
share
WebDictionary.net is an Free English Dictionary containing information about the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, translations, etymology and more.

Related Words

-

Browse the English Dictionary

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

License

This article based on an article on Wiktionary. The list of authors can be seen in the page history there. The original work has been modified. This article is distributed under the terms of this license.