charitable

Collocations

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ADJ.

aristocratic, established, good, poor, social, strong

The local charity organized a strong charitable effort to help families in need.

VERB + CHARITABLE

contribute, go, inclined, sent, support, thanks, think

She was always inclined to be charitable toward people who made honest mistakes.

CHARITABLE + NOUN

concerts, donations, food, foundation, gi, notoriety, organisations, organizations

The local charitable foundation donated millions to build a new community center.

PREP.

in

She has always been charitable in her donations to local homeless shelters.

ADV.

always, somewhat

She was always charitable toward people who made mistakes, offering them second chances.

Definitions

adj

1

Pertaining to charity.

2

Kind, generous.

St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him!

Pakistan can sometimes be a cruel environment, its residents caught between the dual pressures of poverty and violence. Yet it is also a place of great kindness, with a strong culture of charitable giving.

3

Having a purpose or character of a charity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and gener

benevolent
kindly
sympathetic
good-hearted
openhearted
large-hearted

Antonyms

uncharitable

Idioms & Phrases

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St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by

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Pakistan can sometimes be a cruel environment, its residents caught between the dual pressures of poverty and violence. Yet it is also a place of great kindness, with a strong culture of charitable gi

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You speak pretty highly of him, but you're directly involved. I think my less charitable view might be more accurate since I can look at things objectively.

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The revenues go to a charitable foundation.

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It's good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point.

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The charitable food bank provided each of their registered needy families with an allocation of basic foodstuffs.

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