charity
/ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/noun3 syllables
Charity means: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers.
Synonyms for charity8
noun, as in pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae
noun, as in a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
brotherly love
What does charity mean?5
noun
1
pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
2
a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
3
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
4
an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
5
an institution set up to provide help to the needy
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with charity?2
four syllables
severityausterity
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Charity in a sentence
- If you get paid, it isn't charity; you're just doing your job.fpp
- I don't accept charity, even when the intentions are good.Nuel
- Pretending to be acting out of charity, they collect money for themselves.Miktsoanit
- If there's excess, we'll give it as charity.anzart
- I'm volunteering for a local charity, which takes up my evenings.Nuel
- It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.Scott
- Instead of throwing away your old furniture, why don't you give it to charity?karloelkebekio
- The opera singer held a charity concert of his own accord.unknown
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Forms of charity
as a noun
- plural
- charities