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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charity

/ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
char-i-ty
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

Countable

noun

The goods or money given to those in need, or the act of doing it.

Countable

noun

Benevolence to the less fortunate; the providing of goods or money to those in need.

Uncountable

noun

In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A free throw.

American usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable

name

A female given name from English.

name

The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās. * The Tyndale Bible uses native English love instead.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *keh₂-, charite, charité, cāritās

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/
  • British English: /ˈtʃæɹɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

charities (plural)

Derived Forms

anticharity charidee charitarian charityless charityware chug chugger discharity incharity metacharity sharity uncharity

Phrases

charity begins at home charity box charity boy charity case charity girl charity label charity mugger charity shop

Frequently Paired Words

Cherry

Synonyms

dole agape charitable organization brotherly love jacob's ladder greek valerian polemonium caeruleum polemonium van-bruntiae polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae

Rhymes With

severity austerity vulgarity unpopularity garrity insularity gerrity asperity gerety

Questions

How do you pronounce charity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/.
What does charity mean?
An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
Where does charity come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce charity

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