charitable

  • 11charitable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the assistance of those in need. 2) tolerant in judging others. DERIVATIVES charitably adverb …

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  • 12charitable — [char′i tə bəl] adj. [ME & OFr: see CHARITY] 1. kind and generous in giving money or other help to those in need 2. of or for charity 3. kind and forgiving in judging others; lenient SYN. PHILANTHROPIC charitableness n. charitably adv …

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  • 13charitable — (cha ri ta bl ) adj. 1°   Qui a de la charité pour son prochain. Il est juste et charitable envers ses domestiques. •   Je suppose qu un moine est toujours charitable, LA FONT. Fab. VII, 3. 2°   Qui fait des charités, des aumônes. Une famille… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 14charitable — adj. 1) charitable towards 2) charitable to + int. (it was charitable of her to say that) * * * [ tʃærɪtəb(ə)l] charitable towards charitable to + int. (it was charitable of her to say that) …

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  • 15CHARITABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui a de la charité pour son prochain. Il faut être charitable envers tout le monde.   Il signifie particulièrement, Qui fait l aumône. Cette dame est fort charitable.   Il se dit aussi Des choses, et signifie, Qui part d un… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 16CHARITABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui a de la charité pour son prochain. Il faut être charitable envers tout le monde. Il signifie particulièrement Qui fait l’aumône. Cette dame est fort charitable. Il signifie par extension Qui part d’un principe de charité …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 17charitable — [[t]tʃæ̱rɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, disabled, or very poor. ...charitable work for the handicapped. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is charitable to people is …

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  • 18charitable */ — UK [ˈtʃærɪtəb(ə)l] / US [ˈtʃerɪtəb(ə)l] adjective 1) intended to help people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support a charitable organization/institution/trust charitable work 2) a charitable person has a kind attitude towards other… …

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  • 19charitable — charitableness, n. charitably, adv. /char i teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor. 2. kindly or lenient… …

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  • 20charitable — char|it|a|ble [ˈtʃærıtəbəl] adj 1.) relating to giving help to the poor ≠ ↑uncharitable →↑charity ▪ charitable groups ▪ a charitable donation 2.) kind and sympathetic in the way you judge people ▪ a charitable view of his actions >charitably… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English