charitableness

  • 101thought — n 1. conception, concept, idea, conceit; imagination, notion, whim, whimsy, vagary, crotchet, fancy. 2. cerebration, cerebrating, thinking, brainwork, headwork, lucubration; concentration, concentrating, focusing, having one s mind on, reflection …

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  • 102charitable */ — UK [ˈtʃærɪtəb(ə)l] / US [ˈtʃerɪtəb(ə)l] adjective 1) intended to help people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support a charitable organization/institution/trust charitable work 2) a charitable person has a kind attitude towards other… …

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  • 103benevolence — /bəˈnɛvələns/ (say buh nevuhluhns) noun 1. desire to do good for others; goodwill; charitableness. 2. an act of kindness; charitable gift. 3. (in England in medieval times) a forced contribution to the sovereign …

  • 104charitable — /ˈtʃærətəbəl / (say charuhtuhbuhl) adjective 1. generous in gifts to relieve the needs of others. 2. kindly or lenient in judging others. 3. relating to or concerned with charity: a charitable institution. {Middle English, from Old French, from… …

  • 105fairness — [n] justice candor, charitableness, charity, civility, consideration, courtesy, decency, decorum, disinterestedness, due, duty, equitableness, equity, exactitude, fair mindedness, fair shake*, give and take*, good faith, goodness, honesty, honor …

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  • 106generosity — [n] spirit of giving all heart*, almsgiving, altruism, beneficence, benevolence, bounteousness, bounty, charitableness, charity, free giving, goodness, heart, high mindedness, hospitality, kindness, largesse, liberality, magnanimity, munificence …

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  • 107benevolence —   n. charitableness; former loan demanded by certain English kings.    ♦ benevolent, a …

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  • 108charitable — [char′i tə bəl] adj. [ME & OFr: see CHARITY] 1. kind and generous in giving money or other help to those in need 2. of or for charity 3. kind and forgiving in judging others; lenient SYN. PHILANTHROPIC charitableness n. charitably adv …

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  • 109charitable — adj. 1 generous in giving to those in need. 2 of, relating to, or connected with a charity or charities. 3 apt to judge favourably of persons, acts, and motives. Derivatives: charitableness n. charitably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. chariteacute… …

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  • 110generosity — noun 1. the trait of being willing to give your money or time (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑generousness • Ant: ↑stinginess • Derivationally related forms: ↑generous (for: ↑ …

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