Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being charitable; the disposition to be charitable; the exercise of charity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being charitable; the exercise of charity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The quality of being
charitable . - noun rare, countable A particular kind or instance of this quality.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Krauthammer's charitableness in allowing for the possibility that Obama is a "foreign policy novice" rather than merely a fool who disagrees with Krauthammer about the wisdom of the present Afghanistan conflict is very sweet.
Barrett Brown: Krauthammer Makes New Prediction Regarding Failed Old Prediction Barrett Brown 2010
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Krauthammer's charitableness in allowing for the possibility that Obama is a "foreign policy novice" rather than merely a fool who disagrees with Krauthammer about the wisdom of the present Afghanistan conflict is very sweet.
Barrett Brown: Krauthammer Makes New Prediction Regarding Failed Old Prediction Barrett Brown 2010
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This includes also injury to the soul, and charitableness.
Archive 2009-04-26 Esther 2009
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This includes also injury to the soul, and charitableness.
Guide to Confession with Examination of Conscience, Including Duties of Particular States of Life Esther 2009
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I do agree that often the grander scale of "charity/Aid" or high profile charitableness can be problematic and wrongly implemented/motivated etc.
The Uncharitable Side of Charity Lauri 2009
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I love it when ridiculousness turns into charitableness.
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Trump preens over the astounding charitableness of this activity.
Archive 2006-03-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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The female Bullock, aunt of Georgy, although despoiled by that little monster of one-half of the sum which she expected from her father, nevertheless showed her charitableness of spirit by being reconciled to the mother and the boy.
Vanity Fair 2006
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None of which is helpful or likely to provoke thought, charitableness, or any other possible positive reaction.
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The colleges don't call this a discount, and prefer to trumpet their charitableness.
Rubbing It In Steve Sailer 2005
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