Definition
The quality of being charitable; a tendency to be generous, kind, and forgiving toward others.
Etymology
From 'charitable' (adjective meaning generous and kind) plus the suffix '-ness,' which transforms adjectives into abstract nouns; 'charitable' itself comes from Latin 'caritas' meaning 'love' or 'care.'
Kelly Says
The '-ness' in 'charitableness' performs a neat linguistic trick—it takes a quality we see in actions and turns it into an inner character trait, suggesting that charity is a fundamental part of someone's nature.
Translations
CACatalà
caritat
ka-ri-tat
CSČeština
dobrota
dob-ro-ta
DEDeutsch
Großzügigkeit
groes-tzue-gi-kit
ELΕλληνικά
ευσπλαγνία
eu-spla-gn-ia
ESEspañol
generosidad
gen-e-ro-si-dad
FAفارسی
خیرخواهی
kheir-khawah-ee
FISuomi
generositeetti
ge-ne-ro-si-tee-tti
FRFrançais
bénévolence
be-ne-vo-lens
HIहिन्दी
दयालुता
dayalu-ta
HUMagyar
bölcsesség
bolcs-es-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kasih sayang
ka-sih sa-yang
ITItaliano
generosità
je-ne-ro-si-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kasih sayang
ka-sih sa-yang
NLNederlands
gemeenheid
ge-men-heit
NONorsk
veldedighet
vel-de-di-ghet
PLPolski
wielkoduszność
vye-l-ko-du-sh-no-sć
PTPortuguês
bondade
bon-da-deh
RORomână
binedenie
bi-ne-de-nie
RUРусский
доброта
dob-ro-ta
SVSvenska
generöshet
ge-ne-ro-she-t
SWKiswahili
upendo
u-pen-do
TLTL
kabutihan
ka-bu-ti-han
TRTürkçe
cömertlik
co-mert-lik
UKУкраїнська
доброта
dob-ro-ta
URاردو
خیرخواہی
khair-khawah-ee
VITiếng Việt
lòng nhân từ
long nhan tu