Adjective: charitable cher-i-tu-bul [N. Amer], cha-ri-tu-bul [Brit]
- Relating to or characterized by charity
"a charitable foundation"
- Full of love and generosity
"charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
- Showing or motivated by sympathy, understanding, and generosity
"was charitable in his opinions of others";
- benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
See also: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, generous, kind, philanthropic
Antonym: uncharitable
Encyclopedia: Charitable