English adjective: charitable | |||
| 1. | charitable relating to or characterized by charity | ||
| Samples | A charitable foundation. | ||
| 2. | charitable full of love and generosity | ||
| Samples | Charitable to the poor. A charitable trust. | ||
| Similar | beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic | ||
| See also | generous | ||
| Antonyms | uncharitable | ||
| 3. | charitable showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | ||
| Samples | Was charitable in his opinions of others. Kindly criticism. A kindly act. Sympathetic words. A large-hearted mentor. | ||
| Synonyms | benevolent, good-hearted, kindly, large-hearted, openhearted, sympathetic | ||
| Similar | kind | ||
| Antonyms | unkind | ||