adj.

1. Generous in giving money or other help to the needy.
2. Mild or tolerant in judging others; lenient.
3. Of, for, or concerned with charity: a charitable organization. See synonyms at benevolent.

charitableness char'i·ta·ble·ness n.
charitably char'i·ta·bly adv.

adjective

1. Of or concerned with charity: altruistic, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic, philanthropical. See give/take/reciprocity, kind/cruel.
2. Not strict or severe: clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lax, lenient, merciful, soft, tolerant. See accept/reject.
3. Concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering: compassionate, human, humane, humanitarian, merciful. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.

adj

Definition: giving, generous
Antonyms: inhumane, malevolent, mean, uncharitable, unkind, unsympathetic

adj

Definition: kind, lenient
Antonyms: hard, harsh, inhumane, mean, rough, severe, tough

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IN BRIEF: Kind and generous in giving money or other help to people in need. Also: Kind and forgiving in judging other people.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. — Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velgørende, kærlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
menslievend, liefdadig, geneigd tot welwillend oordeel

Français (French)
adj. - charitable, humain, bienfaisant, caritatif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - großzügig, wohltätig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλεύσπλαχνος, φιλάνθρωπος, (για ιδρύματα) ευαγής, φιλανθρωπικός

Italiano (Italian)
caritatevole, benefico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - caridoso

Русский (Russian)
милостивый, благотворительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - comprensivo, compasivo, caritativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - medmänsklig, välgörande, mild

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
慈悲为怀的, 慈善的, 仁慈的, 施舍慷慨的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 慈悲為懷的, 慈善的, 仁慈的, 施捨慷慨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자비로운, 자선의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 慈悲深い, 情け深い, 慈善の, 寛容な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خير, عطوف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של צדקה, נדיב לב, אדיב‬

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