Charitable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or characterized by charity

full of love and generosity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃənəkɹˈeɪniən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃənəkɹˈeɪniən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈuːləs/.

Examples

a charitable foundation
charitable to the poor
a charitable trust

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

openhearted kindly sympathetic good-hearted large-hearted benevolent

Antonyms

uncharitable

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or characterized by charity “a charitable foundation”
adjective	full of love and generosity “charitable to the poor”
adjective	showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity “was charitable in his opinions of others”

Word Forms

charitableness	noun	generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate)
kindliness	noun	friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gemeinnützig

sich auf Wohltätigkeit beziehen oder durch diese gekennzeichnet sind

🇪🇸Spanish

caritativo

relacionado con o caracterizado por la caridad

🇮🇹Italian

caritatevole

relativo o caratterizzato dalla carità

🇳🇱Dutch

liefdadig

gerelateerd aan of gekenmerkt door liefdadigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

caridade

relativo ou caracterizado por caridade

🇷🇺Russian

благотворительный

относящийся к благотворительности или характеризующийся ею

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दान देने की

दान से संबंधित या उसकी विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

দাতব্য

দাতব্যের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

தொண்டு

தொண்டு தொடர்பான அல்லது வகைப்படுத்தப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధార్మికమైనది

దాతృత్వానికి సంబంధించినది లేదా వర్గీకరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

धर्मादाय

चॅरिटीशी संबंधित किंवा वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સખાવતી

ચેરિટી સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದತ್ತಿ

ದಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാരിറ്റബിൾ

ചാരിറ്റിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ സ്വഭാവമുള്ളതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੈਰੀਟੇਬਲ

ਦਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خیراتی

صدقہ سے متعلق یا اس کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慈善

与慈善有关或以慈善为特征的

🇯🇵Japanese

慈善的な

慈善活動に関連する、または慈善活動を特徴とするもの

🇰🇷Korean

자비로운

자선단체와 관련되거나 자선단체로 특징지어지는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ thiện

liên quan đến hoặc đặc trưng bởi tổ chức từ thiện

🇹🇭Thai

การกุศล

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือมีลักษณะเป็นการกุศล

🇮🇩Indonesian

sosial

berkaitan dengan atau ditandai dengan amal

🇵🇭Filipino

kawanggawa

nauugnay sa o nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng kawanggawa

🇲🇾Malay

amal kebajikan

berkaitan atau bercirikan amal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيرية

تتعلق بالصدقة أو تتميز بها

🇮🇷Persian

خیریه

مربوط به خیریه یا مشخصه آن

🇹🇷Turkish

hayırsever

hayırseverlikle ilgili veya hayırseverlikle karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

צדקה

קשור לצדקה או מאופיין בצדקה

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