charity

1. 1.

   a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

   Broaderfoundation

   Narrowerphilanthropic foundationprivate foundationpublic charity
2. 2.

   a kindly and lenient attitude toward people

   Synonymsbrotherly love

   Broaderbenevolencetheological virtue
3. 3.

   an activity or gift that benefits the public at large

   Broadergiving

   Narrowerhandoutzakat
4. 4.

   pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

   SynonymsJacob's ladderGreek valerianPolemonium caeruleumPolemonium van-bruntiaePolymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae

   Broaderpolemonium
5. 5.

   an institution set up to provide help to the needy

   Broaderinstitution

   Narrowercommunity chestsoup kitchen

Other forms of charity

plural

charities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about charity

What does charity mean?

charity means "a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in charity?

charity has 3 syllables: char-i-ty. The stress falls on "char". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɛɹɪti/.

What is another word for charity?

Close synonyms include brotherly love, Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is charity a common word?

charity is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.