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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

also used for charity

dole, charitable organization

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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