Charitableness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being charitable. uncountable, usually
"The reader has seen, that my mother, notwithstanding her charitableness to the poor maid-servant, was a woman of strict morals."
- 2 generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate) wordnet
- 3 A particular kind or instance of this quality. countable, rare, usually
""It is a tradition. We must not be too much down on people who have been denied our own advantages." She spoke with an air of mild remonstrance. Vague charitablenesses were in her manner, and gentle expostulations."
Example
More examples"The reader has seen, that my mother, notwithstanding her charitableness to the poor maid-servant, was a woman of strict morals."
Etymology
From charitable + -ness.
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