Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charitable

/ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: char-i-ta-ble
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to charity.

adj

Kind, generous.

adj

Having a purpose or character of a charity.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Old French charitable.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl/
British English: /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more charitable (comparative) most charitable (superlative)

Derived Forms

charitability charitableness charitably noncharitable overcharitable pseudocharitable uncharitable

Phrases

charitable organisation charitable organization charitable purpose charitable trust principle of charity

Frequently Paired Words

principle of charity

Synonyms

eleemosynary benevolent kindly sympathetic good-hearted openhearted large-hearted

Questions

How do you pronounce charitable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl/.
What does charitable mean?: Pertaining to charity.
Where does charitable come from?: From Old French charitable.

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