Definition
Relating to or showing charity and compassion toward others, especially the poor or suffering.
Etymology
From Latin 'caritas' (charity, love) combined with the suffix '-ative' (having the quality of). The root 'caritas' evolved in Medieval Latin to mean Christian charity or love for humanity.
Kelly Says
This word emerged during the Middle Ages when the Christian virtue of charity became so central to European thought that languages needed a specific adjective for it—showing how deeply religious values shaped the vocabulary we still use today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ፍቅር
en-de-f-kir
CACatalà
caritatiu
ka-ri-ta-ti-u
CSČeština
charitativní
cha-ri-ti-va-tiv-ni
DADansk
velgørende
vel-go-ren-de
DEDeutsch
caritativ
ka-ri-ta-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
φιλοδωρητικός
fi-lo-do-re-ti-kos
ESEspañol
caritativo
kari-ta-ti-vo
FISuomi
hyväntekevä
hy-van-te-ke-va
FRFrançais
caritatif
ka-ri-ta-ti-f
HUMagyar
jótékonyság
jo-te-ko-ny-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersifat amal
ber-si-fat a-mal
IGIG
mmekọrịta
m-me-ko-ri-ta
ITItaliano
caritativo
ka-ri-ta-ti-vo
KO한국어
자선적인
ja-seon-jeok-in
MRMR
करुणामय
ka-ru-na-may
MSBahasa Melayu
beramal
ber-a-mal
NLNederlands
charitatief
cha-ri-ta-tief
NONorsk
veldedig
vel-de-dig
PLPolski
charytatywny
cha-ry-ta-tyv-ny
PTPortuguês
caritativo
ka-ri-ta-ti-vo
RORomână
caritabil
ka-ri-ta-bil
RUРусский
благотворительный
blago-tvor-itel-nyy
SVSvenska
välgörende
vyl-go-ren-de
SWKiswahili
mwema
m-we-ma
TAதமிழ்
தன்னலமற்ற
tan-na-la-m-tter
TLTL
mapagmalasakit
ma-pa-ga-ma-la-sa-kit
TRTürkçe
hayırsever
ha-yr-se-ver
UKУкраїнська
благодійний
bla-go-diy-nyy
VITiếng Việt
từ thiện
tu-thien
ZUZU
uMthetho
u-m-the-tho